Isa 20 | LEB | STEP | In the year ⌞the commander-in-chief came⌟ to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and he took it,

Isaiah 20

A Sign regarding Egypt and Cush

1 In the year ⌞the commander-in-chief came⌟ ^{▼▼Literally “of the coming of the commander in chief”} to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and he took it, 2 at that time, Yahweh had spoken by the hand of Isaiah son of Amoz, saying,

“Go and loosen the sackcloth from your loins,
and take off your sandals ^{▼▼Hebrew “sandal”} from your feet,”

and he had done so, walking naked and barefoot.

3 Then ^{▼▼Or “And”} Yahweh said, “Just as my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years as a sign and a portent against Egypt and Cush, 4 so shall the king of Assyria lead the captives ^{▼▼Hebrew “captive”} of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old, naked and barefoot, ⌞with bared buttocks⌟, ^{▼▼Literally “and bare of buttocks”} the shame of Egypt.

5 And they shall be dismayed,
and they shall be ashamed
because of Cush, their hope,
and because of Egypt, their pride.

6 And the inhabitant ^{▼▼Hebrew “inhabitant”} of the coastland will say this on that day:

‘Look! This is our hope to whom we fled for help, to be delivered ⌞from⌟ ^{▼▼Literally “from the face of”} the king of Assyria, and how shall we escape?’ ”