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Isaiah 20:1-3
International Standard Version
Isaiah 20:1-3
International Standard Version
The Conquest of Egypt and Cush
20 In the year that the supreme commander, sent by Sargon the king of Assyria, came to Ashdod, attacked it, and captured it— 2 at that time the Lord spoke through Amoz’s son Isaiah: “Go loosen the sackcloth that’s around your waist,[a] and take your sandals[b] off your feet.” So that’s what he did: he went around naked and barefoot.
3 Then the Lord said, “Just as my servant Isaiah has walked around naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a warning for Egypt and Ethiopia,[c]
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- Isaiah 20:2 Lit. your hips and lower back
- Isaiah 20:2 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads sandal
- Isaiah 20:3 I.e. Nubia, south of Egypt (modern northern Sudan)
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