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href="/esv/isaiah/20.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>ESV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/20.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>NASB</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/20.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>KJV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/20.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>HCSB</td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><span class="btext1">In the year that the supreme commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it--</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><span class="btext2">In the year that the commander in chief, who was sent by Sargon the king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and fought against it and captured it—</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><span class="btext3">In the year that the commander came to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him and he fought against Ashdod and captured it,</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><span class="btext4">In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><span class="btext5">In the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it--</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><span class="btext1">at that time the LORD spoke through Isaiah son of Amoz. He said to him, "Take off the sackcloth from your body and the sandals from your feet." And he did so, going around stripped and barefoot.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><span class="btext2">at that time the LORD spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, and loose the sackcloth from your waist and take off your sandals from your feet,” and he did so, walking naked and barefoot.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><span class="btext3">at that time the LORD spoke through Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, "Go and loosen the sackcloth from your hips and take your shoes off your feet." And he did so, going naked and barefoot.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><span class="btext4">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.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><span class="btext5">during that time the LORD had spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, "Go, take off your sackcloth and remove the sandals from your feet," and he did so, going naked and barefoot--</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="btext1">Then the LORD said, "Just as my servant Isaiah has gone stripped and barefoot for three years, as a sign and portent against Egypt and Cush,</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="btext2">Then the LORD said, “As my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a portent against Egypt and Cush,</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="btext3">And the LORD said, "Even as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot three years as a sign and token against Egypt and Cush,</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="btext4">And the LORD said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years <i>for</i> a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="btext5">the LORD said, "As My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot three years as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush,</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="btext1">so the king of Assyria will lead away stripped and barefoot the Egyptian captives and Cushite exiles, young and old, with buttocks bared--to Egypt's shame.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="btext2">so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptian captives and the Cushite exiles, both the young and the old, naked and barefoot, with buttocks uncovered, the nakedness of Egypt.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="btext3">so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old, naked and barefoot with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="btext4">So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with <i>their</i> buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="btext5">so the king of Assyria will lead the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks--to Egypt's shame. </span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/niv/isaiah/20.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>NIV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/esv/isaiah/20.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>ESV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/20.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>NASB</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/20.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>KJV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/20.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>HCSB</td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="btext1">Those who trusted in Cush and boasted in Egypt will be dismayed and put to shame.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="btext2">Then they shall be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and of Egypt their boast.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="btext3">"Then they will be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and Egypt their boast.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="btext4">And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.</span></td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="btext5">Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="btext1">In that day the people who live on this coast will say, 'See what has happened to those we relied on, those we fled to for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?'"</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="btext2">And the inhabitants of this coastland will say in that day, ‘Behold, this is what has happened to those in whom we hoped and to whom we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria! And we, how shall we escape?’”</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="btext3">"So the inhabitants of this coastland will say in that day, 'Behold, such is our hope, where we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria; and we, how shall we escape?'"</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="btext4">And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such <i>is</i> our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?</span></td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/20-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="btext5">And the inhabitants of this coastland will say on that day, 'Look, this is what has happened to those we relied on and fled to for help to rescue us from the king of Assyria! 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