Isaiah 20

Isaiah Acts Out the Defeat of Egypt and Ethiopia

1King Sargon of Assyria gave orders for his army commander to capture the city of Ashdod.[#20.1 King Sargon II of Assyria captured this Philistine city in 711 b.c.]

2About this same time the Lord had told me, “Isaiah, take off everything, including your sandals!” I did this and went around naked and barefoot

3for three years.

Then the Lord said:

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