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.
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Interpretation
This verse continues the thought already in view and fits the wider themes of holiness and judgment in Isaiah.
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This thought runs through Isaiah 20:1-5.
Glossary
- Assyria Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Nineveh.
- Cush Place
- Country of burnt faces; the Greek word by which the Hebrew Cush is rendered. Modern identification: Meroe.
- Egypt Place
- The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.