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the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod, and attacked and captured it— 2 at that time, the Lord spoke through Isaiah son of Amoz. He said, “Go, take off the sackcloth from your body, and remove the sandals from your feet.” And he did so, going about naked and barefoot.
3 Then the Lord said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has gone about naked and barefoot three years, as a sign and an omen against Egypt and Cush, 4 so will the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians as captives, and the exiles of Cush, young and old, naked and barefoot, with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. 5 Then those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boasting will be dismayed and put to shame. 6 And the inhabitants of this coastland will say on that day, ‘See what has happened to those whom we relied on, those we fled to for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’ ”