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Isaiah 20

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 20 of 66

1 In the year Tartan came to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and fought against Ashdod, and took it;

2 at that time Jehovah spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loosen the sackcloth from your loins, and take your shoe off from your foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.

3 And Jehovah said, Just as My servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years (a sign and a wonder on Egypt and on Ethiopia)

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Chapter Summary

A type prefiguring the shameful captivity of Egypt and Ethiopia.

Key Hebrew Words

אוֹת sign H226 · TWOT 41a
מוֹפֵת wonder, portent H4159 · TWOT 152a
עָרוֹם naked H6174 · TWOT 1588c
יָחֵף barefoot H3182 · TWOT 861a
שָׁבִי captives H7628 · TWOT 2311b
בּוֹשׁ be ashamed H954 · TWOT 222

People & Context

Isaiah

Son of Amoz; prophet who walks naked and barefoot three years as a sign against Egypt and Ethiopia (vv.2-3)

Sargon

King of Assyria who sent Tartan to fight against and capture Ashdod (v.1)

Tartan

Assyrian commander sent by Sargon who came to Ashdod and took it (v.1)

Amoz

Father of the prophet Isaiah, named to identify him (v.2)

Timeline

Isaiah's Naked Walk as a Sign

During Tartan's siege of Ashdod, Isaiah walks naked and barefoot for three years as a sign that the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and Ethiopia in shame.

Isaiah 20:1-6

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