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1 | A type prefiguring the shameful captivity of Egypt and Ethiopia. |
Verse 1
In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;- Tartan
- Tartan was one of the generals of Sennacherib, who, it is probable, is here called Sargon, and in the book of Tobit, Sacherdonus and Sacherdan, against whom Tirhakah, king of Cush or Ethiopia, was in league with the king of Egypt.
- 2 Kings 18:17
- Ashdod
- 1 Samuel 6:17; Jeremiah 25:20; Amos 1:8
- and took
- Jeremiah 25:29,30
Verse 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.- Isaiah
- Heb. the hand of Isaiah. Go.
- Jeremiah 13:1-11; 19:1-15; Ezekiel 4:5; Matthew 16:24
- the sackcloth
- 2 Kings 1:8; Zechariah 13:4; Matthew 3:4; Revelation 11:3
- put
- Exodus 3:5; Joshua 5:15; Ezekiel 24:17,23
- naked
- 1 Samuel 19:24; 2 Samuel 6:20; Job 1:20,21; Micah 1:8,11; John 21:7; Acts 19:16
Verse 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;- three
- Numbers 14:34; Ezekiel 4:5,6; Revelation 11:2,3
- a sign
- 8:18
- upon Egypt
- 18:1-7
Verse 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.- shall
- 19:4; Jeremiah 46:26; Ezekiel 30:18
- Egyptians
- Heb. captivity of Egypt. with their.
- 3:17; 2 Samuel 10:4; Jeremiah 13:22,26; Micah 1:11
- shame
- Heb. nakedness.
- Revelation 3:18
Verse 5
And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.- afraid
- 30:3,5,7; 36:6; 2 Kings 18:21; Ezekiel 29:6,7
- their glory
- 2:22; Jeremiah 9:23,24; 17:5; 1 Corinthians 3:21
Verse 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?- isle
- or, country.
- Job 22:30; Jeremiah 47:4
- whither
- 28:17; 30:1-7,15,16; 31:1-3; Job 6:20
- and how
- Matthew 23:33; 1 Thessalonians 5:3; Hebrews 2:3 Reciprocal: Isaiah 10:3 - And what; Isaiah 30:2 - walk; Isaiah 30:5 - General; Isaiah 36:6 - General; Jeremiah 4:30 - And when; Jeremiah 5:31 - and what; Jeremiah 22:20 - and cry; Jeremiah 46:25 - and all; Ezekiel 29:6 - a staff; Zechariah 9:5 - for; Philemon 1:15 - General
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Bibliographical Information
Torrey, R. A. "Commentary on Isaiah 20". "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/tsk/isaiah-20.html.
Torrey, R. A. "Commentary on Isaiah 20". "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". https://www.studylight.org/
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