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Isaiah 20:1¹The Lord revealed the following message during the year in which King Sargon of Assyria sent his commanding general to Ashdod, and he fought against it and captured it.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Kgs 18:17 1 Sam 5:1 1 Sam 6:17 Amos 1:8 Jer 25:20 Jer 25:29-30

Isaiah 20:2²At that time the Lord announced through Isaiah son of Amoz: “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and take your sandals off your feet.” He did as instructed and walked around in undergarments and barefoot.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Sam 19:24 Matt 3:4 Mic 1:8 Ezek 24:17 Ezek 24:23 Zech 13:4 Isa 13:1 Mic 1:11 2 Kgs 1:8 2 Sam 6:20

Isaiah 20:3³Later the Lord explained, “In the same way that my servant Isaiah has walked around in undergarments and barefoot for the past three years, as an object lesson and omen pertaining to Egypt and Cush,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Isa 8:18 Ezek 4:5-6 Isa 18:1-7 Isa 37:9 Isa 43:3 Num 14:34 Rev 11:2-3

Isaiah 20:4⁴so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, both young and old. They will be in undergarments and barefoot, with the buttocks exposed; the Egyptians will be publicly humiliated.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Isa 19:4 Jer 13:22 Jer 13:26 2 Sam 10:4 Ezek 30:18 Isa 3:17 Isa 47:3 Jer 46:26 Mic 1:11 Rev 3:18

Isaiah 20:5⁵Those who put their hope in Cush and took pride in Egypt will be afraid and embarrassed.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Isa 30:3 Isa 30:5 1 Cor 3:21 2 Kgs 18:21 Ezek 29:6-7 Jer 17:5 Jer 9:23-24 Isa 2:22 Isa 30:7 Isa 36:6

Isaiah 20:6⁶At that time those who live on this coast will say, ‘Look what has happened to our source of hope to whom we fled for help, expecting to be rescued from the king of Assyria! How can we escape now?’”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Thess 5:3 Heb 2:3 Matt 23:33 Isa 10:3 Isa 28:17 Isa 30:1-7 Isa 30:15-16 Isa 31:1-3 Jer 30:15-17 Jer 47:4

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