Isaiah 20:5

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

Modern
Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.
Traditional
And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
Literal
And they will be dismayed and ashamed of Cush as their hope and Egypt as their glory.
Latin
Et timebunt, et confundentur ab Æthiopia spe sua, et ab Ægypto gloria sua.

Original

Hebrew
English
Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.

Notes

Philistia’s downfall was a warning to the people of Judah, who also relied on Egypt and other alliances rather than on God.

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.

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

Places

Cush: Ancient region in Africa; associated with Egypt and Babylon Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus

Glossary

Ashdod, Ashdodite, Ashdothite Book of Jeremiah Hezekiah Isaiah (Person) Isaiah, Book of

Topics

Confidence: False Egypt: The Country of: Prophecies Against Ethiopia: Desolation of Hope of the Wicked: Shall Make Them Ashamed Trust of the Wicked: Shall Make Them Ashamed