Isaiah 20:3-5

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³And the Lord said, “Even as My servant Isaiah has walked ^[a]stripped and barefoot for three years as a sign and forewarning concerning Egypt and Cush (Ethiopia), ⁴in the same way the king of Assyria will lead away the Egyptian captives and the Cushite exiles, young and old, stripped and barefoot, even with buttocks uncovered—to the ^[b]shame of Egypt. ⁵Then they will be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and Egypt their boast.

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Footnotes

Isaiah 20:3 Stripping off the outer garments was an act symbolizing disgrace and humiliation.
Isaiah 20:4 Lit nakedness. As noted for v 2, the Hebrew can refer to complete nakedness or to being stripped to the underwear. A loincloth might leave the buttocks exposed to a greater or lesser extent.