Isaiah 20:6

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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?And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”

In other translations

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?And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”

Hebrew words

וְאָמַרve'amarand he will sayH559יֹשֵׁבyoshev[one who] dwellsH3427הָאִיha'ithe coastH339הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088בַּיּוֹםbaiyomin the dayH3117הַהוּאhahu'<the> thatH1931הִנֵּה־hineh-there!H2009כֹהkhoh[is] thusH3541מַבָּטֵנוּmabatenuhope ourH4007אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whereH834נַסְנוּnasnuwe fledH5127שָׁםshamthereH8033לְעֶזְרָהle'ezrahfor helpH5833לְהִנָּצֵלlehinatzelto be deliveredH5337מִפְּנֵיmipeneifrom beforeH6440מֶלֶךְmelekh[the] king ofH4428אַשּׁוּר'ashurAssyriaH804וְאֵיךְve'eikhand how?H349נִמָּלֵטnimaletwill we escapeH4422אֲנָחְנוּ׃ ס'anachenuweH587

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

Places: Assyria, Egypt

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