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Isaiah 20:1-2
New Catholic Bible
Isaiah 20:1-2
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 20
The Fate of Egypt and Ethiopia.[a] 1 In the year that the commander-in-chief, who had been sent by King Sargon of Assyria, came to Ashdod, he fought against it and captured it. 2 At that time the Lord spoke to Isaiah, the son of Amoz, and issued this warning, “Go forth, take off the sackcloth from your waist, and remove the sandals from your feet.” Isaiah did as he had been instructed, walking naked and barefoot.
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- Isaiah 20:1 Because it had incited an anti-Assyrian coalition, the Philistine city of Ashdod was captured in 711 B.C. by the supreme commander of Sargon II. Isaiah performs a prophetic gesture; his incongruous behavior illustrates the fate reserved for prisoners from the contingent, which Egypt and Ethiopia had sent to serve under the Philistines.
