Isaiah 20:3-5
Contemporary English Version
3 for three years.
Then the Lord said:
What Isaiah has done is a warning to Egypt and Ethiopia.[a] 4 Everyone in these two countries will be led away naked and barefoot by the king of Assyria. Young or old, they will be taken prisoner, and Egypt will be disgraced. 5 They will be confused and frustrated, because they depended on Ethiopia and bragged about Egypt.
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- 20.3 Ethiopia: See the note at 11.11.
Isaiah 20:3-5
New International Version
3 Then the Lord said, “Just as my servant(A) Isaiah has gone stripped and barefoot for three years,(B) as a sign(C) and portent(D) against Egypt(E) and Cush,[a](F) 4 so the king(G) of Assyria will lead away stripped(H) and barefoot the Egyptian captives(I) and Cushite(J) exiles, young and old, with buttocks bared(K)—to Egypt’s shame.(L) 5 Those who trusted(M) in Cush(N) and boasted in Egypt(O) will be dismayed and put to shame.(P)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 20:3 That is, the upper Nile region; also in verse 5
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