New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 20

Prophecy about Egypt and Ethiopia

1In the yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141that thecommanderתַרְתָּן֙tar.TanH8661cameבֹּ֤אbo'H935toAshdodאַשְׁדּ֔וֹדָה'ash.Do.dahH795,when Sargonסַֽרְג֖וֹןsar.GonH5623the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804sentבִּשְׁלֹ֣חbish.LochH7971him and he foughtוַיִּלָּ֥חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against Ashdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֖וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795and capturedוַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃Vai.yil.ke.DahH3920it,

2at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמוֹץ֮'a.mOtzH531,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “Goלֵ֗ךְLekhH1980and loosenוּפִתַּחְתָּ֤u.fi.tach.TaH6605thesackclothהַשַּׂק֙ha.SakH8242from your hipsמָתְנֶ֔יךָma.te.Nei.khaH4975and takeתַחֲלֹ֖ץta.cha.LotzH2502yoursandalsוְנַעַלְךָ֥ve.na.'al.KhaH5275offH4480your feetרַגְלֶ֑יךָrag.Lei.khaH7272.”And he didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּ֔ןKenH3651,goingהָלֹ֖ךְha.LokhH1980nakedעָר֥וֹםa.RomH6174and barefootוְיָחֵֽף׃ סve.ya.ChefH3182.

3Then the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “EvenH3512asH3512My servantעַבְדִּ֥י'av.DiH5650Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470has goneהָלַ֛ךְha.LakhH1980nakedעָר֣וֹםa.RomH6174and barefootוְיָחֵ֑ףve.ya.ChefH3182for threeשָׁלֹ֤שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141as asignא֣וֹת'otH226and symbolוּמוֹפֵ֔תu.mo.FetH4159againstH5921Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714andCushכּֽוּשׁ׃KushH3568,

4soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַ֠שּׁוּר'A.shurH804will leadיִנְהַ֣גyin.HagH5090awayH5090the captivesשְׁבִ֨יshe.ViH7628of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and the exilesגָּל֥וּתga.LutH1546of Cushכּ֛וּשׁkushH3568,youngנְעָרִ֥יםne.'a.RimH5288and oldוּזְקֵנִ֖יםu.ze.ke.NimH2205,nakedעָר֣וֹםa.RomH6174and barefootוְיָחֵ֑ףve.ya.ChefH3182with buttocksH8351uncoveredוַחֲשׂוּפַ֥יva.cha.su.FaiH2834, to theshameעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

5Then they will beterrifiedוְחַתּ֖וּve.cha.TuH2865and ashamedוָבֹ֑שׁוּva.Vo.shuH954becauseוּמִן־u.min-H4480of Cushמִכּוּשׁ֙mi.KushH3568their hopeמַבָּטָ֔םma.ba.TamH4007and Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714theirprideתִּפְאַרְתָּֽם׃tif.'ar.TamH8597.

6So the inhabitantsיֹשֵׁ֨בyo.ShevH3427of thisהַזֶּה֮ha.ZehH2088coastlandהָאִ֣יha.'IH339will sayוְ֠אָמַרVe.'a.marH559on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, ‘Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,suchכֹ֣הkhohH3541is our hopeמַבָּטֵ֗נוּma.ba.Te.nuH4007,whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁם֙'a.Sher- shamH834 H8033we fledנַ֤סְנוּNas.nuH5127for helpלְעֶזְרָ֔הle.'ez.RahH5833to be savedלְהִ֨נָּצֵ֔לle.Hi.na.TzelH5337from the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804; andhowוְאֵ֖יךְve.'EikhH349are we ourselvesאֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ ס'a.Na.che.nuH587to escapeנִמָּלֵ֥טni.ma.LetH4422?’”

Prophecy about Egypt and Ethiopia

Commentaries on Isaiah 20