Isaiah 20

New American Standard Bible

Prophecy about Egypt and Ethiopia

20 In the year that the ^[a](A)commander came to ^(B)Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him and he fought against Ashdod and captured it, ² at that time the Lord spoke through ^(C)Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go and loosen the ^(D)sackcloth from your hips and take your ^(E)sandals off your feet.” And he did so, going ^(F)naked and barefoot. ³ Then the Lord said, “Even as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a ^(G)sign and symbol against Egypt and ^[b](H)Cush, ⁴ so the ^(I)king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, ^(J)young and old, naked and barefoot with buttocks uncovered, to the ^[c]shame of Egypt. ⁵ Then they will be ^(K)terrified and ashamed because of Cush their hope and Egypt their ^(L)pride. ⁶ So the inhabitants of this coastland will say on that day, ‘Behold, such is our hope, where we fled ^(M)for help to be saved from the king of Assyria; and ^(N)how are we ourselves to escape?’”