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Isaiah 20:4

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2 the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.

3 Then the LORD said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush,

so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.

5 Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.

6 And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”

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BSB
so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.
KJV
So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
WEB
so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Ethiopia, young and old, naked and barefoot, and with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
ASV
so shall the king of Assyria lead away the captives of Egypt, and the exiles of Ethiopia, young and old, naked and barefoot, and with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
DARBY
so shall the king of Assyria lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Ethiopia, young and old, naked and barefoot, and with buttocks uncovered, [to] the shame of Egypt.
BLB
so the king of Assyria will lead away the captive of Egypt and the exile of Cush—young and old—naked and barefoot, and their buttocks uncovered, the nakedness of Egypt.
ÅB
slik skal kongen i Assyria føre bort fangene fra Egypt og de landflyktige fra Etiopia, de unge og de gamle, nakne og barfotede og med bar bak, til vanære for Egypt.
OTB
slik skal kongen av Assyria føre bort fangene fra Egypt og de bortførte fra Kusj, unge og gamle, nakne og barfot, med baken blottet, til Egypts ydmykelse.
B1930
således skal kongen i Assyria føre bort fangene fra Egypten og de landflyktige fra Etiopia, de unge og de gamle, nakne og barfotede og med bar bak, til vanære for Egypten.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 19:4

    I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of harsh masters, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.

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  • Jeremiah 13:26

    So I will pull your skirts up over your face, that your shame may be seen.

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  • Jeremiah 13:22

    And if you ask yourself, “Why has this happened to me?” It is because of the magnitude of your iniquity that your skirts have been stripped off and your body has been exposed.

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  • 2 Samuel 10:4

    So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.

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  • Ezekiel 30:18

    The day will be darkened in Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt and her proud strength comes to an end. A cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.

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  • Isaiah 3:17

    the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.”

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  • Micah 1:11

    Depart in shameful nakedness, O dwellers of Shaphir. The dwellers of Zaanan will not come out. Beth-ezel is in mourning; its support is taken from you.

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  • Jeremiah 46:26

    I will deliver them into the hands of those who seek their lives—of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. But after this, Egypt will be inhabited as in days of old, declares the LORD.

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