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Isaiah 20
Prophecy of the capture of Ashdod[*a]
1 The year the cupbearer-in-chief, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and stormed and captured it:
2 at that time Yahweh had spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz. He had said to him, ‘Go and undo the sackcloth round your waist and take the sandals off your feet’. The latter had done so, and walked about, naked and barefoot.
3 Yahweh then said, ‘As my servant Isaiah has been walking about naked and barefoot for the last three years – a sign and portent for Egypt and Cush –
4 so will the king of Assyria lead away captives from Egypt and exiles from Cush, young and old, naked and barefoot, their buttocks bared, to the shame of Egypt.
5 You will be frightened and ashamed about Cush in which you trusted, and about Egypt of which you boasted.
6 And the inhabitants of this coast will say, “Look what has happened to those in whom we trusted and to whom we fled for help and safety from the king of Assyria! And now, how are we going to escape?”‘