Isaiah 20

Isaiah receives a command from YHWH to walk naked and barefoot for three years as a sign against Egypt and Ethiopia, symbolizing the humiliation and captivity that will come upon these nations.[1] This prophetic act demonstrates the fate that awaits those who rely on human power rather than trust in YHWH, as the Assyrian king Sargon will conquer and deport the citizens of Egypt.[1]

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Interlinear Text

Verse 2
at-that-time at the appointed time that she spoke he declared the LORD Yahweh Yahweh by-the-hand-of by the hand of Isaiah Yahweh-has-saved Yeshaeyah son-of son of Amoz Strong-one Amots saying to say go Go and-loosen and you will open up the-sackcloth the coarse-woven sackcloth from-upon from upon your-loins your loins and-your-sandal and your sandal you-shall-take-off you will draw off from-upon from upon your-feet your feet and-he-did and he did so thus walking going naked bare one and-barefoot and barefoot
בָּ/עֵ֣ת 𐤁/𐤏𐤕 baet at-that-time at the appointed time HRd/Ncbsa הַ/הִ֗יא 𐤄/𐤄𐤉𐤀 hahi that she HTd/Pp3fs דִּבֶּ֣ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber spoke he declared HVpp3ms יְהוָה֮ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/יַ֣ד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad by-the-hand-of by the hand of HR/Ncbsc יְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤄𐤅 yeshaeyahu Isaiah Yahweh-has-saved Yeshaeyah HNp בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) son-of son of HNcmsc אָמוֹץ֮ 𐤀𐤌𐤅𐤑 amots Amoz Strong-one Amots HNp לֵ/אמֹר֒ 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc לֵ֗ךְ 𐤋𐤊 lekhe go Go HVqv2ms וּ/פִתַּחְתָּ֤ 𐤅/𐤐𐤕𐤇𐤕 ufitacheta and-loosen and you will open up HC/Vpq2ms הַ/שַּׂק֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤒 hasaq the-sackcloth the coarse-woven sackcloth HTd/Ncmsa מֵ/עַ֣ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from-upon from upon HR/R מָתְנֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤉/𐤊 mateneykha your-loins your loins HNcmdc/Sp2ms וְ/נַעַלְ/ךָ֥ 𐤅/𐤍𐤏𐤋/𐤊 venaalekha and-your-sandal and your sandal HC/Ncfsc/Sp2ms תַחֲלֹ֖ץ 𐤕𐤇𐤋𐤑 tachalots you-shall-take-off you will draw off HVqi2ms מֵ/עַ֣ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal-2 from-upon from upon HR/R רַגְלֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤊 rageleykha your-feet your feet HNcfdc/Sp2ms וַ/יַּ֣עַשׂ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔 vayaas and-he-did and he did HC/Vqw3ms כֵּ֔ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so thus HTm הָלֹ֖ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 halokhe walking going HVqa עָר֥וֹם 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤌 arom naked bare one HAamsa וְ/יָחֵֽף 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤐 veyachef and-barefoot and barefoot HC/Aamsa
Verse 3
and said and he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh as as that which has walked he walked my servant my servant Isaiah Yahweh-has-saved Yeshaeyah naked bare one and barefoot and barefoot three three years cycles of years a sign distinguishing mark and wonder extraordinary portent upon upon Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim and upon and upon Cush Kush Kush
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which HR/Tr הָלַ֛ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 halakhe has walked he walked HVqp3ms עַבְדִּ֥/י 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤉 avedi my servant my servant HNcmsc/Sp1cs יְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤄𐤅 yeshaeyahu Isaiah Yahweh-has-saved Yeshaeyah HNp עָר֣וֹם 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤌 arom naked bare one HAamsa וְ/יָחֵ֑ף 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤐 veyachef and barefoot and barefoot HC/Aamsa שָׁלֹ֤שׁ 𐤔𐤋𐤔 shalosh three three HAcfsa שָׁנִים֙ 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shanim years cycles of years HNcfpa א֣וֹת 𐤀𐤅𐤕 ot a sign distinguishing mark HNcbsa וּ/מוֹפֵ֔ת 𐤅/𐤌𐤅𐤐𐤕 umofet and wonder extraordinary portent HC/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR מִצְרַ֖יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and upon and upon HC/R כּֽוּשׁ 𐤊𐤅𐤔 kush Cush Kush Kush HNp
Verse 4
so thus will lead away he drives king king of of Assyria Ashshur Ashur the object-marker captives Take captive! of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim and the and object-marker exiles exile-state of of Cush Kush Kush young youths and old and aged men naked bare one and barefoot and barefoot with buttocks uncovered and stripped ones of buttocks Appointed One nakedness nakedness of of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim
כֵּ֣ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so thus HTm יִנְהַ֣ג 𐤉𐤍𐤄𐤂 yinehag will lead away he drives HVqi3ms מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc אַ֠שּׁוּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur of Assyria Ashshur Ashur HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo שְׁבִ֨י 𐤔𐤁𐤉 shevi captives Take captive! HNcbsc מִצְרַ֜יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and the and object-marker HC/To גָּל֥וּת 𐤂𐤋𐤅𐤕 galut exiles exile-state of HNcfsc כּ֛וּשׁ 𐤊𐤅𐤔 kush of Cush Kush Kush HNp נְעָרִ֥ים 𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 nearim young youths HNcmpa וּ/זְקֵנִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉𐤌 uzeqenim and old and aged men HC/Aampa עָר֣וֹם 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤌 arom naked bare one HAamsa וְ/יָחֵ֑ף 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤐 veyachef and barefoot and barefoot HC/Aamsa וַ/חֲשׂוּפַ֥י 𐤅/𐤇𐤔𐤅𐤐𐤉 vachasufay with buttocks uncovered and stripped ones of HC/Vqsmpc שֵׁ֖ת 𐤔𐤕 shet buttocks Appointed One HNcmsa עֶרְוַ֥ת 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕 erevat nakedness nakedness of HNcfsc מִצְרָֽיִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim-2 of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp
Verse 6
and will say and he said inhabitant dwelling-one of the island the coastland this this one in the day in the day that he behold Look! thus thus our expectation our looked-for hope to which that-which we fled we fled there in that place for help for help to be delivered to be pulled away from the face of from the presence of king king of Assyria Ashshur Ashur and how and how? shall we escape we will slip away we we ourselves
וְ֠/אָמַר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 veamar and will say and he said HC/Vqq3ms יֹשֵׁ֨ב 𐤉𐤔𐤁 yoshev inhabitant dwelling-one of HVqrmsa הָ/אִ֣י 𐤄/𐤀𐤉 hai the island the coastland HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּה֮ 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom in the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/הוּא֒ 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms הִנֵּה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh behold Look! HTm כֹ֣ה 𐤊𐤄 khoh thus thus HD מַבָּטֵ֗/נוּ 𐤌𐤁𐤈/𐤍𐤅 mabatenu our expectation our looked-for hope HNcmsc/Sp1cp אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher to which that-which HTr נַ֤סְנוּ 𐤍𐤎𐤍𐤅 nasenu we fled we fled HVqp1cp שָׁם֙ 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD לְ/עֶזְרָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤄 leezerah for help for help HR/Ncfsa לְ/הִ֨נָּצֵ֔ל 𐤋/𐤄𐤍𐤑𐤋 lehinatsel to be delivered to be pulled away HR/VNc מִ/פְּנֵ֖י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney from the face of from the presence of HR/Ncbpc מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc אַשּׁ֑וּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur Assyria Ashshur Ashur HNp וְ/אֵ֖יךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤊 veeykhe and how and how? HC/Ti נִמָּלֵ֥ט 𐤍𐤌𐤋𐤈 nimalet shall we escape we will slip away HVNi1cp אֲנָֽחְנוּ 𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 anachenu we we ourselves HPp1cp
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