Isaiah 20:4
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So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.
In other translations
So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.
Hebrew words
כֵּןkensoH3651יִנְהַגyinhaghe will lead awayH5090מֶלֶךְ־melekh-[the] king ofH4428אַשּׁוּר'ashurAssyriaH804אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853שְׁבִיshevi[the] captive[s] ofH7628מִצְרַיִםmitzrayimEgyptH4714וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853גָּלוּתgalut[the] exile[s] ofH1546כּוּשׁkushCushH3568נְעָרִיםne'arimyoung menH5288וּזְקֵנִיםuzekenimand old [men]H2205עָרוֹםaromnakedH6174וְיָחֵףveyachefand barefootH3182וַחֲשׂוּפַיvachasufaiand [ones] uncovered ofH2834שֵׁתshetbuttockH8357עֶרְוַת'ervat[the] nakedness ofH6172מִצְרָיִם׃mitzrayimEgyptH4714
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Related verses
- Isaiah 19:4And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts.I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of harsh masters, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
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- Jeremiah 13:22And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.And if you ask yourself, “Why has this happened to me?” It is because of the magnitude of your iniquity that your skirts have been stripped off and your body has been exposed.
- Revelation 3:18I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
- Isaiah 3:17Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will discover their secret parts.the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.”
- 2 Samuel 10:4Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.
- Isaiah 47:3Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”
- Ezekiel 30:18At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.The day will be darkened in Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt and her proud strength comes to an end. A cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.
- Jeremiah 46:26And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the Lord.I will deliver them into the hands of those who seek their lives—of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. But after this, Egypt will be inhabited as in days of old, declares the LORD.
- Micah 1:11Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Beth–ezel; he shall receive of you his standing.Depart in shameful nakedness, O dwellers of Shaphir. The dwellers of Zaanan will not come out. Beth-ezel is in mourning; its support is taken from you.
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