Isaiah 20:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Isaiah 20:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 20:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 20:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They will be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.”

Isaiah 20:5 — World English Bible

Isaiah 20:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And they shall be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory. ”

Isaiah 20:5 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 20:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and they have been affrighted and ashamed of Cush their confidence, and of Egypt their beauty,”

Isaiah 20:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 20:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And they shall be terrified and ashamed of Ethiopia their confidence, and of Egypt their boast. ”

Isaiah 20:5 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 20:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And they shall feare, and be ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.”

Isaiah 20:5 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 20:5 in Context — Isaiah 20

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.

6 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?

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What Does Isaiah 20:5 Mean?

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