Isaiah 20:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

'so will the king of Assyria lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush—young and old—naked and barefoot, with their buttocks exposed, bringing shame to Egypt.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    So will the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians as prisoners, and the Ethiopians as captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    so shall the king{H4428} of Assyria{H804} lead away{H5090} the captives{H7628} of Egypt,{H4714} and the exiles{H1546} of Ethiopia,{H3568} young{H5288} and old,{H2205} naked{H6174} and barefoot,{H3182} and with buttocks{H8357} uncovered,{H2834} to the shame{H6172} of Egypt.{H4714}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    So shall the king{H4428} of Assyria{H804} lead away{H5090}{(H8799)} the Egyptians{H4714} prisoners{H7628}, and the Ethiopians{H3568} captives{H1546}, young{H5288} and old{H2205}, naked{H6174} and barefoot{H3182}, even with their buttocks{H8357} uncovered{H2834}{(H8803)}, to the shame{H6172} of Egypt{H4714}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For euen thus shal the kinge of the Assirians driue both yonge and olde, as prisoners naked and barefote, out of Egipte and Ethiopia, And shal dyscouer ye shame of Egipte.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So shall the King of Asshur take away the captiuitie of Egypt, and the captiuitie of Ethiopia, both yong men and olde men, naked and barefoote, with their buttockes vncouered, to the shame of Egypt.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Euen so shall the kyng of Assyria take away out of Egypt and Ethiopia, children and olde men naked and barefoote, with their loynes vncouered, to the great shame of Egypt.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    so shall the king of Assyria lead away the captives of Egypt, and the exiles of Ethiopia, young and old, naked and barefoot, and with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    so doth the king of Asshur lead the captivity of Egypt, and the removal of Cush, young and old, naked and barefoot, with seat uncovered -- the nakedness of Egypt;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    so shall the king of Assyria lead away the captives of Egypt, and the exiles of Ethiopia, young and old, naked and barefoot, and with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    so shall the king of Assyria lead away the captives of Egypt, and the exiles of Ethiopia, young and old, naked and barefoot, and with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    So will the king of Assyria take away the prisoners of Egypt and those forced out of Ethiopia, young and old, unclothed and without shoes, and with backs uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Ethiopia, young and old, naked and barefoot, and with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, both young and old. They will be in undergarments and barefoot, with the buttocks exposed; the Egyptians will be publicly humiliated.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 19:4 : 4 I will hand over the Egyptians to a harsh master, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord, the LORD of Hosts.
  • Jer 13:22 : 22 If you ask yourself, ‘Why has this happened to me?’ it is because of your many sins. Your skirts have been torn off, and your heels have been exposed.
  • Jer 13:26 : 26 So I will expose your skirts over your face, and your shame will be seen.
  • Jer 46:26 : 26 I will hand them over to those who want to take their lives, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his servants. But afterward, Egypt will be inhabited again as in ancient days,' declares the Lord.
  • Ezek 30:18 : 18 The day will be darkened in Tahpanhes when I break the yokes of Egypt there. Her proud strength will cease, and a cloud will cover her, while her villages go into captivity.
  • Mic 1:11 : 11 Pass by, naked and ashamed, you inhabitants of Shaphir. The inhabitants of Zaanan do not come out. Beth-ezel is in mourning; its support is taken from you.
  • Rev 3:18 : 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire so that you may become rich; white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not be exposed; and ointment to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
  • Isa 47:3 : 3 Your nakedness will be uncovered, your shame will be seen. I will take vengeance, and I will spare no one.
  • 2 Sam 10:4 : 4 So Hanun seized David's servants, shaved off half of their beards, cut off their garments at the hips, exposing their buttocks, and sent them away.
  • Isa 3:17 : 17 therefore the Lord will make the crowns of the daughters of Zion scabby, and the LORD will expose their secret parts.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Isa 20:2-3
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    86%

    2 at that time, the LORD spoke through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, 'Go, untie the sackcloth from around your waist and remove the sandals from your feet.' And he did so, walking around naked and barefoot.

    3 Then the LORD said, 'Just as my servant Isaiah has walked around naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a warning against Egypt and Cush,'

  • Isa 20:5-6
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    84%

    5 Then they will be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush, their hope, and Egypt, their pride.

    6 On that day, the inhabitants of this coastland will say, 'See what has happened to those we relied on for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?'

  • Ezek 30:4-5
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    4 A sword will come against Egypt, and anguish will be in Cush when the slain fall in Egypt. Her wealth will be carried away, and her foundations will be demolished.

    5 Cush, Put, Lud, all the mixed peoples, and Kub, along with the people of the covenant land, will fall by the sword.

  • 23 In that day, there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria, and the Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.

  • 36 Why do you go about changing your direction so much? You will be disappointed by Egypt as you were by Assyria.

  • Ezek 30:9-10
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    72%

    9 On that day, messengers will go out from Me in ships to terrify Cush, which lives in complacency. Anguish will overwhelm them on the day of Egypt’s doom, for it is coming!

    10 This is what the Lord God says: 'I will put an end to the wealth of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon.'

  • Isa 30:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2 They set out to go down to Egypt without consulting me, seeking protection in Pharaoh's stronghold and taking refuge in the shadow of Egypt.

    3 But Pharaoh's protection will be your shame, and refuge in the shadow of Egypt will bring humiliation.

  • 4 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Long ago my people went down to Egypt to live there as foreigners, and Assyria oppressed them for no reason.

  • Jer 46:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19 Prepare your belongings for exile, you who live in Egypt, for Memphis will become a desolation, a ruin without inhabitants.

    20 Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a stinging gadfly from the north is coming against her.

  • 14 I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom.

  • 24 The Daughter of Egypt will be put to shame; she will be handed over to people from the north.

  • 10 They go about naked without clothing, and they carry sheaves while hungry.

  • 6 It will also be carried off to Assyria as a tribute for the great king. Ephraim will be disgraced, Israel will be ashamed because of its own counsel.

  • 21 So you revisited the lewdness of your youth, when the Egyptians fondled your breasts and caressed your young bosom.

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    26 They will strip you of your clothes and take your beautiful jewelry.

    27 So I will put an end to your lewdness and your prostitution, which you brought from the land of Egypt. You will not look longingly at them again or remember Egypt anymore.

  • Isa 47:2-3
    2 verses
    69%

    2 Take a millstone and grind flour; remove your veil, strip off your train, uncover your legs, and cross the rivers.

    3 Your nakedness will be uncovered, your shame will be seen. I will take vengeance, and I will spare no one.

  • 12 I will set fire to the temples of the gods of Egypt, and he will burn them and take them captive. He will wrap himself in the land of Egypt as a shepherd wraps himself in his garment, and he will depart from there in peace.

  • 10 therefore, I am against you and your rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt a ruin and a waste from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Cush.

  • 4 So Hanun took David's servants, shaved them, cut off their garments in the middle at their hips, and sent them away.

  • 12 You too, O Cushites, will be slain by My sword.

  • Isa 18:1-2
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    1 Woe to the land of whirring wings, which lies beyond the rivers of Cush!

    2 A land that sends envoys over the sea in papyrus vessels, gliding on the waters. Go, swift messengers, to a people tall and smooth-skinned, a people feared far and wide, a mighty and conquering nation divided by rivers.

  • 11 They will cross the sea of distress, striking the waves, and the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will pass away.

  • Nah 3:9-10
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    69%

    9 Cush and Egypt were her strength, and there was no limit; Put and Libya were among her allies.

    10 Yet she went into exile, carried away into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at every street corner. Lots were cast for her nobles, and all her great men were bound in chains.

  • 16 There will be a highway for the remnant of His people who remain from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt.

  • Isa 30:5-6
    2 verses
    69%

    5 all will be ashamed of a people that cannot profit them, bringing neither help nor benefit, but only shame and disgrace.

    6 An oracle concerning the animals of the Negev: Through a land of trouble and distress, of lions, lionesses, adders, and flying serpents, they carry their wealth on donkeys’ backs and their treasures on the humps of camels to a people who will not help them.

  • 4 I will hand over the Egyptians to a harsh master, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord, the LORD of Hosts.

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    17 The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis will fall by the sword, and the cities will go into captivity.

    18 The day will be darkened in Tahpanhes when I break the yokes of Egypt there. Her proud strength will cease, and a cloud will cover her, while her villages go into captivity.

  • 2 Then he sent Eliakim, who was in charge of the palace, the scribe Shebna, and the elders of the priests, all dressed in sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.

  • 5 They will not return to the land of Egypt, but Assyria will rule over them because they refused to return to Me.

  • 5 Behold, I am against you, declares the LORD of hosts. I will lift up your skirts over your face. I will show the nations your nakedness and the kingdoms your shame.

  • 29 They will deal with you in hatred, take away all you have worked for, and leave you naked and bare. The shame of your prostitution will be exposed—your lewdness and promiscuity.

  • 24 How then can you repulse a single captain among the least of my master's servants, relying on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?

  • 14 This is what the LORD says: The wealth of Egypt, the merchandise of Cush, and the tall Sabeans will come over to you and become yours. They will walk behind you, coming in chains. They will bow down to you and plead with you, saying, 'Surely God is with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.'

  • 18 Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and bring her and the daughters of mighty nations down to the earth below, to those who go down to the pit.

  • 2 He sent Eliakim, who was in charge of the palace, Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, all clothed in sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.

  • 18 And some of your descendants, your own sons who will be born to you, will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.'

  • 1 An oracle concerning Egypt: Look, the LORD is riding on a swift cloud and is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians melt within them.

  • 39 I will deliver you into their hands, and they will tear down your mounds and demolish your high places. They will strip you of your clothes, take your fine jewelry, and leave you naked and bare.