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

Then shall the inhabitants of this [c]isle say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria, and how shall we be delivered?

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 20:5 In whose aid they trusted.
  2. Isaiah 20:5 Of whom they boasted and gloried.
  3. Isaiah 20:6 Meaning, Judea, which was compassed about with their enemies, as an isle with waters.

Those who trusted(A) in Cush(B) and boasted in Egypt(C) will be dismayed and put to shame.(D) In that day(E) the people who live on this coast will say, ‘See what has happened(F) to those we relied on,(G) those we fled to for help(H) and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?(I)’”

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