1 I n the year that the Tartan came to Ashdod in Philistia, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, he fought against Ashdod and took it.

In the year that the Tartan came to Ashdod in Philistia, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, he fought against Ashdod and took it.

2 A t that time the Lord spoke by Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, Go, loose the sackcloth from off your loins and take your shoes off your feet. And he had done so, walking around stripped and barefoot.

At that time the Lord spoke by Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, Go, loose the sackcloth from off your loins and take your shoes off your feet. And he had done so, walking around stripped and barefoot.

3 A nd the Lord said, As My servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years, as a sign and forewarning concerning Egypt and concerning Cush (Ethiopia),

And the Lord said, As My servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years, as a sign and forewarning concerning Egypt and concerning Cush (Ethiopia),

4 S o shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptian captives and the Ethiopian exiles, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with buttocks uncovered—to the shame of Egypt.

So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptian captives and the Ethiopian exiles, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with buttocks uncovered—to the shame of Egypt.

5 A nd they shall be dismayed and confounded because of Ethiopia their hope and expectation and Egypt their glory and boast.

And they shall be dismayed and confounded because of Ethiopia their hope and expectation and Egypt their glory and boast.

6 A nd the inhabitants of this coastland will say in that day, See! This is what comes to those in whom we trusted and hoped, to whom we fled for help to deliver us from the king of Assyria! But we, how shall we escape ?

And the inhabitants of this coastland will say in that day, See! This is what comes to those in whom we trusted and hoped, to whom we fled for help to deliver us from the king of Assyria! But we, how shall we escape ?