Isaiah 20 20 Isaiah Oracles about the nations Brenton Septuagint A Sign against Egypt and Cush 3 Brenton And the Lord said, As my servant Esaias has walked naked and barefoot three years, there shall be three years for signs and wonders to the Egyptians and Ethiopians; BSB BSB: Then the LORD said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush,
4 Brenton for thus shall the king of the Assyrians lead the captivity of Egypt and the Ethiopians, young men and old, naked and barefoot, having the shame of Egypt exposed. BSB BSB: 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 Brenton And the Egyptians being defeated shall be ashamed of the Ethiopians, in whom they had trusted; for they were their glory. BSB BSB: Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.
6 Brenton And they that dwell in this island shall say in that day, Behold, we trusted to flee to them for help, who could not save themselves from the king of the Assyrians: and how shall we be saved? BSB 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?’”
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