Isaiah 20:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the Lord said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;”

Isaiah 20:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 20:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 20:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yahweh said, “As my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and a wonder concerning Egypt and concerning Ethiopia,”

Isaiah 20:3 — World English Bible

Isaiah 20:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Jehovah said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and a wonder concerning Egypt and concerning Ethiopia; ”

Isaiah 20:3 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 20:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jehovah saith, `As My servant Isaiah hath gone naked and barefoot three years, a sign and a wonder for Egypt and for Cush,”

Isaiah 20:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 20:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jehovah said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years, a sign and a wonder concerning Egypt and concerning Ethiopia, ”

Isaiah 20:3 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 20:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the Lord said, Like as my seruant Isaiah hath walked naked, and barefoote three yeeres, as a signe and wonder vpon Egypt, and Ethiopia,”

Isaiah 20:3 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 20:3 in Context — Isaiah 20

1 In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;

2 At the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.

3 And the Lord said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;

4 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.

5 And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

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What Does Isaiah 20:3 Mean?

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