Isaiah 20:4 KJV

So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

Matthew Henry

Thompson Chains

Parallel Passages

  • Isaiah 19:4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
  • Isaiah 47:2 Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Isaiah 19:4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
  • Jeremiah 13:22 And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.
  • Jeremiah 13:26 Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear.
  • 2 Samuel 10:4 Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
  • Isaiah 3:17 Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts.

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  • AssyriaThe name derived from the city Asshur on the Tigris, the original capital of the country, was originally a colony from Babylonia, and was...
  • EgyptThe land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture.

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • So shall the king כֵּן kēn Demonstrative מֶלֶךְ melek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of Assyria אַשּׁוּר ʾaššûr אַשּׁוּר Proper name
  • lead away יִנְהַג yinhag נָהַג Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
  • the Egyptians מִצְרַיִם miṣrayim מִצְרַיִם Proper name
  • prisoners אֶת ʾet Object marker שְׁבִי šĕbî שְׁבִי Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct
  • and the Ethiopians כּוּשׁ kûš כּוּשׁ Proper name
  • captives וְאֶת wĕʾet Object marker · with and גָּלוּת gālût גָּלוּת Noun · feminine singular construct
  • young נְעָרִים nĕʿārîm נַעַר Noun · masculine plural
  • and old וּזְקֵנִים ûzĕqēnîm זָקֵן Adjective · masculine plural · with and
  • naked עָרוֹם ʿārôm עָרוֹם Adjective · masculine singular
  • and barefoot וְיָחֵף wĕyāḥēp יָחֵף Adjective · masculine singular · with and
  • even with their buttocks שֵׁת šēt שֵׁתָה Noun · masculine singular
  • uncovered וַחֲשׂוּפַי waḥăśûpay חָשַׂף Verb · qal passive participle, masculine plural construct · with and
  • to the shame עֶרְוַת ʿerwat עֶרְוָה Noun · feminine singular construct
  • of Egypt מִצְרָיִם miṣrāyim מִצְרַיִם Proper name

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