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Isaiah 20

1 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

4 so the king of Assyria will lead away the Egyptian captives and exiles from Cush, ^d both the young and the old, naked and barefoot—with even their buttocks uncovered—to the shame ^e of Egypt.

5 Then they will be dismayed and put to shame because of Cush, ^f their hope, and Egypt, their jewel. ^g

6 At that time, the inhabitants of this coastland will say, ‘See, this is what has happened to those on whom we counted and relied ^h for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How, then, can we escape?’”