Isaiah 20:6

Isaiah 20:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?
• New International Version (NIV)In 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?’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the inhabitants of this coastland will say in that day, 'Behold, this is what has happened to those in whom we hoped and to whom we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria! And we, how shall we escape?'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the inhabitant of this territory will say in that day, ‘Surely such is our expectation, wherever we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria; and how shall we escape?’ ”

Context of Isaiah 20:6

4So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Cushites captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their hind parts uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. 5And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Cush their expectation, and of Egypt their glory. And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, where we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?

Isaiah 20:6 word by word

וְ֠אָמַר יֹשֵׁ֨ב הָאִ֣י הַזֶּה֮ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַהוּא֒ הִנֵּה־כֹ֣ה מַבָּטֵ֗נוּ אֲשֶׁר־נַ֤סְנוּ שָׁם֙ לְעֶזְרָ֔ה לְהִ֨נָּצֵ֔ל מִפְּנֵ֖י מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר וְאֵ֖יךְ נִמָּלֵ֥ט אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ סRead the interlinear

• inhabitantיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• isleאִי'îy · coastlandH339
• sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• suchכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• expectationמַבָּטmabbâţ mebbâţ · expectationH4007
• fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• helpעֶזְרָה‛ezrâh ‛ezrâth · helpH5833
• deliveredנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• fromפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• escapeמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422

Cross-references for Isaiah 20:6

• Job 22:30He shall deliver the isle of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thy hands.
• Jeremiah 47:4Because of the day that cometh to lay waste all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyre and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will lay waste the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.
• Isaiah 28:17Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
• Isaiah 30:1Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not from me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:
• Isaiah 31:1Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and rely on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not to the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!
• Job 6:20They were confounded because they had hoped; they came there, and were ashamed.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
• Hebrews 2:3How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by them that heard him ;

Commentaries on Isaiah 20:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And the inhabitant - The dwellers generally. Of this isle - The word אי 'iy “isle” is used here in the sense of “coast, or maritime” country, and is evidently applied to Palestine, or the land of Canaan, which is a narrow coast lying on the Mediterranean. That the word is often used in this sense, and may be applied to a maritime country, see the notes at Isaiah 13:22; Isaiah 41:1. The connection here requires us to understand it of Palestine. Shall say ……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. 66. isle--that is, coast on the Mediterranean--Philistia, perhaps Phoenicia (compare Is 23:2; 11:11; 13:22; Psa 72:10). we--emphatical; if Egypt, in which we trusted, was overcome, how shall we, a small weak state, escape?Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 20:6

• Egypt
• Ethiopia

In the dictionaries

• Assyria
• Assyria, Assyrian, Assyrian Empire
• That Day
• Barefoot
• Captive
• Island
• No
• Coast
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah

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