And the LORDsaid,"Evenas My servantIsaiahhas gonenakedand barefootthreeyearsas a signand tokenagainstEgyptand Cush,
"Moreover, I will deliverthe Egyptiansinto the handof a cruelmaster,And a mightykingwill ruleover them," declaresthe LordGODof hosts.
When he heard[them] sayconcerningTirhakahkingof Cush,"He has comeout to fightagainstyou," and when he heard[it] he sentmessengersto Hezekiah,saying,
"For I am the LORDyour God,The HolyOneof Israel,your Savior;I have givenEgyptas your ransom,Cushand Sebain your place.
Behold,I and the childrenwhomthe LORDhas givenme are for signsand wondersin Israelfrom the LORDof hosts,who dwellson MountZion.
Thusthe LORDsaidto me, "Goand buyyourself a linenwaistbandand putit aroundyour waist,but do not putit in water."
"Load[the baggage] on [your] shoulderin their sight[and] carry[it] out in the dark.You shall coveryour faceso that you cannotseethe land,for I have setyou as a signto the houseof Israel."
"A swordwill comeupon Egypt,And anguishwill be in Ethiopia;When the slainfallin Egypt,They takeaway her wealth,And her foundationsare torndown.
Thussaysthe LORD,"Indeed, those who supportEgyptwill fallAnd the prideof her powerwill comedown;From Migdol[to] SyeneThey will fallwithin her by the sword,"Declaresthe LordGOD.
"Now you sonof man,getyourself a brick,placeit beforeyou and inscribea cityon it, Jerusalem.
"Then getyourself an ironplateand setit up as an ironwallbetweenyou and the city,and setyour facetowardit so that it is under siege,and besiegeit. Thisis a signto the houseof Israel.
"You also,O Ethiopians,will be slainby My sword."
Nowlisten,Joshuathe highpriest,you and your friendswho are sittingin frontof you-- indeedthey are menwho are a symbol,for behold,I am going to bringin My servantthe Branch.
According to the numberof dayswhichyou spiedout the land,fortydays,for everydayyou shall bearyour guilta year,[even] fortyyears,and you will knowMy opposition.
