I will hand over Egypt to harsh masters, and a strong king will rule it. This is the declaration of the Lord God of Armies.
Isaiah 20:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised the Lord said, ‘As my servant Isaiah has gone stripped and barefoot three years as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Lord said, As My servant Isaiah has walked [comparatively] naked and barefoot for three years, as a sign and forewarning concerning Egypt and concerning Cush (Ethiopia), American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and a wonder concerning Egypt and concerning Ethiopia; Common English Bible The LORD said, “Just as my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years, as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush, Catholic Public Domain Version And the Lord said: Just as my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot, as a sign and as a portent of three years over Egypt and over Ethiopia, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Lord said: As my servant Isaias hath walked, naked and barefoot, it shall be a sign and a wonder of three years upon Egypt, and upon Ethiopia, |
I will hand over Egypt to harsh masters, and a strong king will rule it. This is the declaration of the Lord God of Armies.
The king had heard concerning King Tirhakah of Cush, ‘He has set out to fight against you.’ So when he heard this, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, and your Saviour. I have given Egypt as a ransom for you, Cush and Seba in your place.
Here I am with the children the Lord has given me to be signs and wonders in Israel from the Lord of Armies who dwells on Mount Zion.
This is what the Lord said to me: ‘Go and buy yourself a linen undergarment and put it on. But do not put it in water.’
And while they look on, lift the bags to your shoulder and take them out in the dark; cover your face so that you cannot see the land. For I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.’
A sword will come against Egypt, and there will be anguish in Cush when the slain fall in Egypt, and its wealth is taken away, and its foundations are demolished.
This is what the Lord says: Those who support Egypt will fall, and its proud strength will collapse. From Migdol to Syene they will fall within it by the sword. This is the declaration of the Lord God.
‘Now you, son of man, take a brick, set it in front of you, and draw the city of Jerusalem on it.
Take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Face it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This will be a sign for the house of Israel.
‘Listen, High Priest Joshua, you and your colleagues sitting before you; indeed, these men are a sign that I am about to bring my servant, the Branch.
You will bear the consequences of your iniquities for forty years based on the number of the forty days that you scouted the land, a year for each day. , You will know my displeasure.