Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 20

1Before the yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141that the chief commanderתַרְתָּן֙tar.TanH8661,sentבִּשְׁלֹ֣חbish.LochH7971אֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853by Sargonסַֽרְג֖וֹןsar.GonH5623kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804,cameבֹּ֤אbo'H935to Ashdodאַשְׁדּ֔וֹדָה'ash.Do.dahH795and attackedוַיִּלָּ֥חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898and capturedוַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃Vai.yil.ke.DahH3920itבְּאַשְׁדּ֖וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795,

2הַהִ֗יאha.Hi'H1931בָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256the LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068had already spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמוֹץ֮'a.mOtzH531,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “Goלֵ֗ךְLekhH1980,removeוּפִתַּחְתָּ֤u.fi.tach.TaH6605the sackclothהַשַּׂק֙ha.SakH8242fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921your waistמָתְנֶ֔יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975andתַחֲלֹ֖ץ מֵעַ֣לta.cha.Lotz me.'AlH2502 H5921the sandalsוְנַעַלְךָ֥ve.na.'al.KhaH5275from your feetרַגְלֶ֑יךָrag.Lei.khaH7272.”And Isaiah didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּ֔ןKenH3651,walking aroundהָלֹ֖ךְha.LokhH1980nakedעָר֥וֹםa.RomH6174and barefootוְיָחֵֽף׃ סve.ya.ChefH3182.

3Then the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834My servantעַבְדִּ֥י'av.DiH5650Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470has goneהָלַ֛ךְha.LakhH1980nakedעָר֣וֹםa.RomH6174and barefootוְיָחֵ֑ףve.ya.ChefH3182for threeשָׁלֹ֤שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141as a signא֣וֹת'otH226and omenוּמוֹפֵ֔תu.mo.FetH4159againstעַל־'al-H5921Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִם וְעַל־mitz.Ra.yim ve.'al-H4714 H5921and Cushכּֽוּשׁ׃KushH3568,

4soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַ֠שּׁוּר'A.shurH804אֶת־'et-H853will lead awayיִנְהַ֣גyin.HagH5090the captivesשְׁבִ֨יshe.ViH7628of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the exilesגָּל֥וּתga.LutH1546of Cushכּ֛וּשׁkushH3568,youngנְעָרִ֥יםne.'a.RimH5288and old alikeוּזְקֵנִ֖יםu.ze.ke.NimH2205,nakedעָר֣וֹםa.RomH6174and barefootוְיָחֵ֑ףve.ya.ChefH3182,with baredוַחֲשׂוּפַ֥יva.cha.su.FaiH2834buttocksשֵׁ֖תshetH8357—to Egypt’sמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714shameעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172.

5Those who made Cushמִכּוּשׁ֙mi.KushH3568their hopeמַבָּטָ֔ם וּמִן־ma.ba.Tam u.min-H4007 H4480and Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714their boastתִּפְאַרְתָּֽם׃tif.'ar.TamH8597will be dismayedוְחַתּ֖וּve.cha.TuH2865and ashamedוָבֹ֑שׁוּva.Vo.shuH954.

6And on thatהַהוּא֒ha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the dwellersיֹשֵׁ֨בyo.ShevH3427of thisהַזֶּה֮ha.ZehH2088coastlandהָאִ֣יha.'IH339will sayוְ֠אָמַרVe.'a.marH559, ‘Seeהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009what has happenedכֹ֣הkhohH3541to our source of hopeמַבָּטֵ֗נוּma.ba.Te.nuH4007,those to whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834we fledנַ֤סְנוּ שָׁם֙Nas.nu shamH5127 H8033for helpלְעֶזְרָ֔הle.'ez.RahH5833and deliveranceלְהִ֨נָּצֵ֔לle.Hi.na.TzelH5337fromמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804!How thenוְאֵ֖יךְve.'EikhH349can weאֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ ס'a.Na.che.nuH587escapeנִמָּלֵ֥טni.ma.LetH4422?’”

Commentaries on Isaiah 20