Isaiah 20:6

Translations

Modern

And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”

Traditional

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?

Literal

And the one dwelling on this seacoast will say in that day, ‘Behold, this was our hope, where we would flee there for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria. How then can we escape?’”

Latin

Et dicet habitator insulæ hujus in die illa: Ecce hæc erat spes nostra, ad quos confugimus in auxilium, ut liberarent nos a facie regis Assyriorum: et quomodo effugere poterimus nos?

Original

Hebrew

English

And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”

Notes

Isaiah 20:5–6

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

Isaiah 19:1–20:6

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

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Isaiah 30:15–16
For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.”
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Why do you cry out over your wound? Your pain has no cure! Because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins I have done these things to you.
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Isaiah 31:1–3
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Job 6:20
They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.

Places

Assyria: A powerful ancient empire, often in conflict with Israel

Glossary

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

Topics

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

Isaiah 20:6

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