And the Lord said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years as a sign and wonder upon Egypt, and Ethiopia,

So shall the king of Assyria take away the captivity of Egypt, and the captivity of Ethiopia, both young men and old men, naked and barefoot, with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

And they shall fear, and be ashamed of [a]Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their [b]glory.

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  1. Isaiah 20:5 In whose aid they trusted.
  2. Isaiah 20:5 Of whom they boasted and gloried.

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) 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) Those who trusted(M) in Cush(N) and boasted in Egypt(O) will be dismayed and put to shame.(P)

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  1. Isaiah 20:3 That is, the upper Nile region; also in verse 5