Isaiah 20:5

Isaiah 20:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then they shall be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and of Egypt their boast.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation and Egypt their glory.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then the Philistines will be thrown into panic, for they counted on the power of Ethiopia and boasted of their allies in Egypt!

Context of Isaiah 20:5

3Then the Lord said, “Just as my servant Isaiah has gone stripped and barefoot for three years, as a sign and portent against Egypt and Cush, 4so the king of Assyria will lead away stripped and barefoot the Egyptian captives and Cushite exiles, young and old, with buttocks bared—to Egypt’s shame. Those who trusted in Cush and boasted in Egypt will be dismayed and put to shame. 6In that day the people who live on this coast will say, ‘See what has happened to those we relied on, those we fled to for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’ ”

Isaiah 20:5 word by word

וְחַתּ֖וּ וָבֹ֑שׁוּ מִכּוּשׁ֙ מַבָּטָ֔ם וּמִן־מִצְרַ֖יִם תִּפְאַרְתָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they shall be afraidחָתַתchâthath · to to be dismayedH2865
• and ashamedבּוֹשׁbûsh · be ashamedH954
• of Ethiopiaכּוּשׁkûsh · CushH3568
• their expectationמַבָּטmabbâţ mebbâţ · expectationH4007
• and of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• their gloryתִּפְאָרָהtiph'ârâh tiph'ereth · beautyH8597

Cross-references for Isaiah 20:5

• Isaiah 30:3But Pharaoh’s protection will be to your shame, Egypt’s shade will bring you disgrace.
• Isaiah 36:6Look, I know you are depending on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff, which pierces the hand of anyone who leans on it! Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who depend on him.
• 2 Kings 18:21Look, I know you are depending on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff, which pierces the hand of anyone who leans on it! Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who depend on him.
• Ezekiel 29:6Then all who live in Egypt will know that I am the Lord. “ ‘You have been a staff of reed for the people of Israel.
• Isaiah 2:22Stop trusting in mere humans, who have but a breath in their nostrils. Why hold them in esteem?
• Jeremiah 9:23This is what the Lord says: “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches,
• Jeremiah 17:5This is what the Lord says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord.
• 1 Corinthians 3:21So then, no more boasting about human leaders! All things are yours,

Commentaries on Isaiah 20:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And they shall be afraid - The Jews, or the party or faction among the Jews, that were expecting aid from allied Ethiopia and Egypt. When they shall see them vanquished, they shall apprehend a similar danger to themselves; and they shall be ashamed that they ever confided in a people so little able to aid them, instead of trusting in the arm of God. Egypt their glory - Their boast, as if Egypt was able to save them. The word rendered here glory‘ (תפארת…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6Philistia’s downfall was a warning to the people of Judah, who also relied on Egypt and other alliances rather than on God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. they--the Philistine allies of Egypt who trusted in it for help against Assyria. A warning to the party among the Jews, who, though Judah was then the subordinate ally of Assyria, were looking to Egypt as a preferable ally (Is 30:7). Ethiopia was their "expectation"; for Palestine had not yet obtained, but hoped for alliance with it. Egypt was their "glory," that is, boast (Is 13:19); for the alliance with it was completed.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 20:5

• Confidence
• Egypt
• Ethiopia

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Ethiopia
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Ethiopia, Ethiopian
• Barefoot
• Captive
• No
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah
• Lachish

Commentaries on Isaiah 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings