Isaiah

Isaiah 20:2–4

2the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.”

And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.

3Then 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,a 4so 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.

Footnotes

  • a 20:3 That is, the upper Nile region; similarly in verses 4 and 5

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Isaiah 20:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the LORDיְהוָה֮Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
had already spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdib·berVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1696 speak
throughבְּיַ֣דbə·yaḏPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּyə·ša‘·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH3470 Jeshajah
sonבֶן־ḇen-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Amozאָמוֹץ֮’ā·mō·wṣNoun - proper - masculine singularH531 Amots
sayingלֵאמֹר֒lê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
Goלֵ֗ךְlêḵVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
removeוּפִתַּחְתָּ֤ū·p̄it·taḥ·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH6605 open
the sackclothהַשַּׂק֙haś·śaqArticle; Noun - masculine singularH8242 sack, sackcloth
fromמֵעַ֣לmê·‘alPreposition-mH5921 height
your waistמָתְנֶ֔יךָmā·ṯə·ne·ḵāNoun - masculine dual construct; second person masculine singularH4975 waist, loins
the sandalsוְנַעַלְךָ֥wə·na·‘al·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5275 sandal, shoe
from your feetרַגְלֶ֑יךָraḡ·le·ḵāNoun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singularH7272 foot
Andוַיַּ֣עַשׂway·ya·‘aśConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
soכֵּ֔ןkênAdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
walking aroundהָלֹ֖ךְhā·lōḵVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH1980 go, come, walk
nakedעָר֥וֹם‘ā·rō·wmAdjective - masculine singularH6174 naked
and barefootוְיָחֵֽף׃סwə·yā·ḥêp̄Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singularH3182 barefoot

Isaiah 20:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka·’ă·šerPreposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
My servantעַבְדִּ֥י‘aḇ·dîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5650 slave, servant
Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּyə·ša‘·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH3470 Jeshajah
has goneהָלַ֛ךְhā·laḵVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
nakedעָר֣וֹם‘ā·rō·wmAdjective - masculine singularH6174 naked
and barefootוְיָחֵ֑ףwə·yā·ḥêp̄Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singularH3182 barefoot
for threeשָׁלֹ֤שׁšā·lōšNumber - feminine singularH7969 a three, triad
yearsשָׁנִים֙šā·nîmNoun - feminine pluralH8141 year
as a signא֣וֹת’ō·wṯNoun - common singularH226 sign
and omenוּמוֹפֵ֔תū·mō·w·p̄êṯConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH4159 wonder, sign, portent
againstעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmiṣ·ra·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
and Cushכּֽוּשׁ׃kūšNoun - proper - feminine singularH3568 Cush

Isaiah 20:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
soכֵּ֣ןkênAdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־me·leḵ-Noun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Assyriaאַ֠שּׁוּר’aš·šūrNoun - proper - feminine singularH804 Asshur, Assyria
will lead awayיִנְהַ֣גyin·haḡVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5090 drive, conduct
the captivesשְׁבִ֨יšə·ḇîNoun - masculine singular constructH7628 captivity, captives
of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmiṣ·ra·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
and the exilesגָּל֥וּתgā·lūṯNoun - feminine singular constructH1546 exile
of Cushכּ֛וּשׁkūšNoun - proper - feminine singularH3568 Cush
youngנְעָרִ֥יםnə·‘ā·rîmNoun - masculine pluralH5288 a shaking, scattering
and old alikeוּזְקֵנִ֖יםū·zə·qê·nîmConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine pluralH2205 old
nakedעָר֣וֹם‘ā·rō·wmAdjective - masculine singularH6174 naked
and barefootוְיָחֵ֑ףwə·yā·ḥêp̄Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singularH3182 barefoot
with baredוַחֲשׂוּפַ֥יwa·ḥă·śū·p̄ayConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural constructH2834 strip off, strip, make bare
buttocksשֵׁ֖תšêṯNoun - masculine singularH8357 seat
to Egypt’sמִצְרָֽיִם׃miṣ·rā·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
shameעֶרְוַ֥ת‘er·waṯNoun - feminine singular constructH6172 nakedness, pudenda

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 20:2 1 Samuel 19:24 · Matthew 3:4 · Micah 1:8 · Zechariah 13:4 · Ezekiel 24:23 · Ezekiel 24:17 · Isaiah 13:1 · Micah 1:11

Isaiah 20:3 Isaiah 8:18

Isaiah 20:4 Isaiah 19:4 · Jeremiah 13:26 · Jeremiah 13:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.