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
- The invasion and conquest of Egypt and EthiopiaIsaiah was a sign to the people by his unusual dress, when he walked abroad. He commonly wore sackcloth as a prophet, to show himself mortified to the world....
Thompson Chains
- Humiliation (1)See the chain from 2 Kings 19:28 · 9 links
- Sin's ShameSee the chain from Genesis 3:10 · 8 links
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.
- Isaiah 47:3 Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.
- Jeremiah 46:26 And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the LORD.
- Ezekiel 30:18 At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.
- Micah 1:11 Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Bethezel; he shall receive of you his standing.
- Revelation 3:18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
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Topics
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible808–698 BC · Isaiah, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah
Places
- AssyriaRegion · today Nineveh · Location well established
- EthiopiaRegion · also Cush · today Meroe · Location well established
- EgyptRegion · today Ain Shams · Location well established
- Places in Isaiah 20 on a map
Bible Dictionary
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
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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