Isaiah 20:6

⁴ 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.

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?’”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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?’”
KJV: And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?
WEB: The inhabitants of this coast land will say in that day, ‘Behold, this is our expectation, where we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria. And we, how will we escape?’”
ASV: And the inhabitant of this coast-land shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and we, how shall we escape?
DARBY: And the inhabitants of this coast shall say in that day, Behold, such is our confidence, whither we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria; and how shall we escape?
BLB: And the one dwelling [on] this seacoast will say [in] that day, ‘Behold, this [was] our hope, where we would flee there for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria. How then can we escape?’”

ÅB: På den tid skal de som bor her i kystlandet[^3], si: Se, slik er det gått dem vi satte vårt håp til, dem som vi tydde til etter hjelp, for å fries fra kongen i Assyria. Hvordan skal da vi komme unna?
[^1]: 2KG 1, 8. SKR 13, 4. MTT 3, 4.
[^2]: 1SA 19, 24.
[^3]: Israels land.
OTB: På den dagen skal innbyggerne i dette kystlandet si: ‘Se hva som har skjedd med dem vi stolte på, dem vi flyktet til for hjelp og redning fra kongen av Assyria! Hvordan skal vi da unnslippe?’»
B1930: På den tid skal de som bor her i kystlandet, si: Se, således er det gått dem vi satte vårt håp til, dem som vi tydde til efter hjelp, for å fries fra kongen i Assyria. Hvorledes skal da vi komme unda? / < Israels land.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Hebrews 2:3
how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
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Matthew 23:33
You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
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1 Thessalonians 5:3
While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
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Jeremiah 30:15–17
Why do you cry out over your wound? Your pain has no cure! Because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins I have done these things to you.
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Jeremiah 47:4
For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.
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Job 6:20
They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.
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Isaiah 31:1–3
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.
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Isaiah 30:1–7
“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.
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