Isaiah 20:4

Easy To Read Version

The king of Assyria {\cf2\super [201]} will defeat Egypt and Ethiopia. Assyria will take prisoners and lead them away from their countries. The old people and young people will be led without clothes and without shoes. They will be completely naked. The people from Egypt will be shamed.

Cross References

2 Samuel 10:4

So Hanun took David’s officers and shaved off one half of their beards. He cut their clothes in the middle down to their hips. Then he sent them away.

1 Chronicles 19:4

So Hanun arrested David’s servants and cut off their beards. {\cf2\super [205]} Hanun also cut their clothes off at the hip. Then he sent them away.

Isaiah 19:4

The Master, the Lord All-Powerful, says, “I (God) will give Egypt to a hard master. A powerful king will rule over the people.

Isaiah 3:17

My Master will make sores on the heads of those women in Zion. {\cf2\super [34]} The Lord will make the women lose all their hair.

Isaiah 31:2

But, it is the Lord who is wise. And it is the Lord who will bring trouble against them. The people will not be able to change the Lord’s command. The Lord will rise and fight against the evil people (Judah). And the Lord will fight against the people (Egypt) that try to help them.

Isaiah 31:3

The people of Egypt are only human—not God. The horses from Egypt are only animals—not spirit. The Lord will stretch out his arm and the helper (Egypt) will be defeated. And the people that wanted help (Judah) will fall. All those people will be destroyed together.

Isaiah 47:2

\{Now you must work very hard.\}\par You must get the mill stones\par and grind the grain to make flour.\par Remove your veil and\par take off your fancy dresses.\par \{You must leave your country.\}\par Lift your skirts until\par men can see your legs,\par and cross the rivers. {\cf2\super [410]} \par

Isaiah 47:3

Men will see your private parts\par and use you for sex.\par I will make you pay\par for the bad things you did.\par And no man will come to help you.\par

Jeremiah 13:22

You might ask yourself,\par “Why has this bad thing happened to me?”\par Those things happened because of your many sins.\par Because of your sins,\par your skirt was torn off\par and your shoes were taken away.\par They did this to embarrass you.\par

Jeremiah 13:26

Jerusalem, I will pull your skirt up over\par your face.\par Everyone will see you,\par and you will be ashamed.\par

Jeremiah 46:19

People of Egypt, pack your things.\par Get ready for captivity.\par Why? Because Memphis will be\par a ruined, empty land.\par Those cities will be destroyed,\par and no person will live there.\par

Jeremiah 46:26

I will let all those people be defeated by their enemies—and those enemies want to kill them. I will give those people to Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and his servants.”

Ezekiel 30:18

It will be a dark day in Tahpanhes\par when I break Egypt’s control. {\cf2\super [250]} \par Egypt’s proud power will be finished!\par A cloud will cover Egypt,\par and her daughters will be captured\par and taken away.\par

Amos 9:7

The Lord says this:

Micah 1:11

You people living in Shaphir, {\cf2\super [17]} \par pass on your way, naked and ashamed.\par People living in Zaanan {\cf2\super [18]} will not come out.\par The people in Beth Ezel {\cf2\super [19]} will cry,\par and take its support from you.\par

Nahum 3:10

But Thebes was defeated. Her people were taken away as prisoners to a foreign country. Soldiers beat her small children to death at every street corner. They threw lots {\cf2\super [9]} to see who got to keep the important people as slaves. They put chains on all the important men of Thebes.

Zephaniah 2:12

People of Ethiopia, this means even you! The Lord’s sword will kill your people.

Revelation 3:18

I advise you to buy gold from me—gold made pure in fire. Then you can be truly rich. I tell you this: Buy clothes that are white. Then you can cover your shameful nakedness. I also tell you to buy medicine to put on your eyes. Then you can truly see.