In the year that the 1 acommander
came
to bAshdod
, when Sargon
the king
of Assyria
sent
him and he fought
against Ashdod
and captured
it,
at that time the LORD
spoke
through
aIsaiah
the son
of Amoz
, saying
, "Go
and loosen
the bsackcloth
from your hips
and take
your cshoes
off
your feet
." And he did
so
, going
dnaked
and barefoot
.
And the LORD said
, "Even
as My servant
Isaiah
has gone
naked
and barefoot
three
years
as a 1 asign
and token
against
Egypt
and 2 bCush
,
so the aking
of Assyria
will lead
away
the captives
of Egypt
and the exiles
of Cush
, byoung
and old
, naked
and barefoot
with buttocks
uncovered
, to the 1shame
of Egypt
.
"Then they will be adismayed and ashamed
because
of Cush
their hope
and Egypt
their bboast
.
"So the inhabitants of this
coastland
will say
in that day
, `Behold
, such
is our hope
, where
we fled
afor help
to be delivered
from the king
of Assyria
; and we, bhow
shall we escape
?' "