² during that time the Lord had spoken through Isaiah^(A) son of Amoz, saying, “Go, take off your sackcloth from your waist and remove the sandals from your feet,” and he did that, going stripped and barefoot^(B)— ³ the Lord said, “As my servant Isaiah has gone stripped and barefoot three years as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush,^{(C) 4} so the king of Assyria will lead the captives of Egypt^(D) and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, stripped and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.