Isaiah 20:1-3

Contemporary English Version

Isaiah Acts Out the Defeat of Egypt and Ethiopia

20 King Sargon of Assyria gave orders for his army commander to capture the city of Ashdod.^{[a] 2} About this same time the Lord had told me, “Isaiah, take off everything, including your sandals!” I did this and went around naked and barefoot ³ for three years.

Then the Lord said:

What Isaiah has done is a warning to Egypt and Ethiopia.^[b]