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Isaiah 20

Isaiah 20:1

A Sign against Egypt and Cush · Isaiah 20:1–6
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Translations

Modern
Before the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it,
Traditional
In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;
Literal
In the year of the coming of Tartan to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, then he fought against Ashdod and captured it.
Latin
In anno quo ingressus est Thathan in Azotum, cum misisset eum Sargon, rex Assyriorum, et pugnasset contra Azotum, et cepisset eam:

Original

Hebrew
English
Before the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it,

Notes

Isaiah 20:1

  • Sargon of Assyria is Sargon II, who ruled from 721 to 705 BC.

  • Ashdod was one of the five Philistine cities that rebelled against Assyria in 713 BC.

Isaiah 20:1–5

Ashdod’s reliance on Egypt and Ethiopia was useless. As a complement to his words, Isaiah walked about exposed and barefoot, a symbolic action for what God would do.

Isaiah 17:1–20:6

This section includes predictions of judgment against Damascus, Israel, Ethiopia, and Egypt. The scene shifts from the crisis in 734 BC (the alliance of Syria and Israel; see study note on Isaiah 7:1–25) to the Assyrian crisis in 701 BC (see Isaiah 36–37).

Events

People

Sennacherib: Assyrian Emperor who invaded Judah Tartan: Title of an Assyrian military commander

Places

Ashdod: A major Philistine city, known for Dagon worship Assyria: A powerful ancient empire, often in conflict with Israel

Glossary

Ashdod, Ashdodite, Ashdothite Book of Jeremiah Hezekiah Isaiah, Book of Sargon Tartan

Topics

Ashdod: Conquest by Tartan Assyria: Prophecies Concerning Isaiah: Prophecies, Reproofs, and Exhortations of The Burden of Egypt Isaiah: Prophecy at the Time of the Invasion by Tartan, of Assyria Isaiah: Prophesies in the Days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, Kings of Judah Sargon: A King of Assyria Tartan: An Assyrian General