Isaiah 20 — HeartWord — Read the Bible

¹ In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and took it;

Cross references & Strong's

Cross references (TSK): 1 Samuel 5:1 · 1 Samuel 6:17 · 2 Kings 18:17 · 2 Chronicles 26:6 · Isaiah 14:31 · Jeremiah 25:20 · Jeremiah 25:29 · Amos 1:8

Strong's numbers (from RLT):

In the year H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
that Tartan H8661 (תַּרְתָּן) — Tartan, an Assyrian
came H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
unto Ashdod H795 (אַשְׁדּוֹד) — Ashdod, a place in Palestine
when Sargon H5623 (סַרְגּוֹן) — Sargon, an Assyrian king
the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
of Assyria H804 (אַשּׁוּר) — Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
sent H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
him,) and fought H3898 (לָחַם) — to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
against Ashdod H795 (אַשְׁדּוֹד) — Ashdod, a place in Palestine
and took H3920 (לָכַד) — to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere

² at that time Jehovah spake by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go, and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put thy shoe from off thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.

Cross references & Strong's

Cross references (TSK): Exodus 3:5 · Joshua 5:15 · 1 Samuel 19:24 · 2 Samuel 6:20 · 2 Kings 1:8 · Job 1:20 · Isaiah 13:1 · Jeremiah 13:1 · Jeremiah 19:1 · Micah 1:8 · Micah 1:11 · Zechariah 13:4 · Matthew 3:4 · Matthew 16:24 · Acts 19:16 · Revelation 11:3

Strong's numbers (from RLT):

At the same time H6256 (עֵת) — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
spake H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
by H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
Isaiah H3470 (יְשַׁעְיָה) — Jeshajah, the name of seven Israelites
the son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
of Amoz H531 (אָמוֹץ) — Amots, an Israelite
saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
Go H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
and loose H6605 (פָּתַח) — to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
the sackcloth H8242 (שַׂק) — properly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e. coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grain, etc.)
from off thy loins H4975 (מֹתֶן) — properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins
and put off H2502 (חָלַץ) — to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflex.) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthen
thy shoe H5275 (נַעַל) — properly, a sandal tongue; by extension a sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of occupancy, a refusal to marry, or of something valueless)
from thy foot H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
And he did so H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
walking H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
naked H6174 (עָרוֹם) — nude, either partially or totally
and barefoot H3182 (יָחֵף) — unsandalled

³ 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;

Cross references & Strong's

Cross references (TSK): Numbers 14:34 · Isaiah 8:18 · Isaiah 18:1 · Isaiah 19:4 · Isaiah 37:9 · Isaiah 43:3 · Jeremiah 13:1 · Zephaniah 2:12 · Revelation 11:2

Strong's numbers (from RLT):

And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
Like as my servant H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
Isaiah H3470 (יְשַׁעְיָה) — Jeshajah, the name of seven Israelites
hath walked H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
naked H6174 (עָרוֹם) — nude, either partially or totally
and barefoot H3182 (יָחֵף) — unsandalled
three H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ) — three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
a sign H226 (אוֹת) — a signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.
and wonder H4159 (מוֹפֵת) — a miracle; by implication, a token or omen
upon Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
and upon Ethiopia H3568 (כּוּשׁ) — Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite

⁴ so shall the king of Assyria lead away the captives of Egypt, and the exiles of Ethiopia, young and old, naked and barefoot, and with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

Cross references & Strong's

Cross references (TSK): 2 Samuel 10:4 · 1 Chronicles 19:4 · Isaiah 3:17 · Isaiah 19:4 · Isaiah 31:2 · Isaiah 31:3 · Isaiah 47:3 · Jeremiah 13:22 · Jeremiah 13:26 · Jeremiah 46:19 · Jeremiah 46:26 · Micah 1:11 · Revelation 3:18

Strong's numbers (from RLT):

So shall the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
of Assyria H804 (אַשּׁוּר) — Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
lead away H5090 (נָהַג) — to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed (i.e. impel or guide oneself); also (from the panting induced by…
the Egyptians H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
prisoners H7628 (שְׁבִי) — exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty
and the Ethiopians H3568 (כּוּשׁ) — Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
captives H1546 (גָּלוּת) — captivity; concretely, exiles (collectively)
young H5288 (נַעַר) — (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age…
and old H2205 (זָקֵן) — old
naked H6174 (עָרוֹם) — nude, either partially or totally
and barefoot H3182 (יָחֵף) — unsandalled
buttocks H8357 (שֵׁתָה) — the seat (of the person)
uncovered H2834 (חָשַׂף) — to strip off, i.e. generally to make naked (for exertion or in disgrace), to drain away or bail up (a liquid)
to the shame H6172 (עֶרְוָה) — nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish)
of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt

⁵ And they shall be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

Cross references & Strong's

Cross references (TSK): 2 Kings 18:21 · Isaiah 2:22 · Isaiah 30:3 · Isaiah 30:5 · Isaiah 30:7 · Isaiah 36:6 · Jeremiah 9:23 · Jeremiah 17:5 · Jeremiah 46:25 · Zephaniah 2:12 · 1 Corinthians 3:21

Strong's numbers (from RLT):

And they shall be afraid H2865 (חָתַת) — properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear
and ashamed H954 (בּוּשׁ) — properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
of Ethiopia H3568 (כּוּשׁ) — Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
their expectation H4007 (מַבָּט) — something expected, i.e. (abstractly) expectation
and of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
their glory H8597 (תִּפְאָרָה) — ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)

⁶ And the inhabitant of this coast-land shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and we, how shall we escape?

Cross references & Strong's

Cross references (TSK): Job 6:20 · Job 22:30 · Isaiah 10:3 · Isaiah 28:17 · Isaiah 30:1 · Isaiah 30:15 · Isaiah 31:1 · Isaiah 31:3 · Jeremiah 30:15 · Jeremiah 47:4 · Matthew 23:33 · 1 Thessalonians 5:3 · Hebrews 2:3

Strong's numbers (from RLT):

And the inhabitant H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
of this isle H339 (אִי) — properly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an island
shall say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
in that day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
Behold, such H3541 (כֹּה) — properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
our expectation H4007 (מַבָּט) — something expected, i.e. (abstractly) expectation
whither we flee H5127 (נוּס) — to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
for help H5833 (עֶזְרָה) — aid
to be delivered H5337 (נָצַל) — to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
from H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
of Assyria H804 (אַשּׁוּר) — Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
and how shall we escape H4422 (מָלַט) — properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit spa…