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Isaiah 20:4

so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כֵּ֣ןkensoH3651 →
יִנְהַ֣גyin.Haghe will lead awayH5090 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428 →
אַ֠שּׁוּר'A.shurAssyriaH804 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
שְׁבִ֨יshe.Vi[the] captive[s] ofH7628 →
מִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
גָּל֥וּתga.Lut[the] exile[s] ofH1546 →
כּ֛וּשׁkushCushH3568 →
נְעָרִ֥יםne.'a.Rimyoung menH5288 →
וּזְקֵנִ֖יםu.ze.ke.Nimand old [men]H2205 →
עָר֣וֹםa.RomnakedH6174 →
וְיָחֵ֑ףve.ya.Chefand barefootH3182 →
וַחֲשׂוּפַ֥יva.cha.su.Faiand [ones] uncovered ofH2834 →
שֵׁ֖תshetbuttockH8357 →
עֶרְוַ֥ת'er.Vat[the] nakedness ofH6172 →
מִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714 →

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Isaiah 19:4I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of harsh masters, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.Jeremiah 46:19Pack your bags for exile, O daughter dwelling in Egypt! For Memphis will be laid waste, destroyed and uninhabited.Nahum 3:10Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains.Isaiah 47:2Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams.Jeremiah 13:22And if you ask yourself, “Why has this happened to me?” It is because of the magnitude of your iniquity that your skirts have been stripped off and your body has been exposed.Jeremiah 13:26So I will pull your skirts up over your face, that your shame may be seen.Amos 9:7“Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?Habakkuk 2:16You will be filled with shame instead of glory. You too must drink and expose your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORD’s right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will cover your glory.Ezekiel 30:18The day will be darkened in Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt and her proud strength comes to an end. A cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.Micah 1:11Depart in shameful nakedness, O dwellers of Shaphir. The dwellers of Zaanan will not come out. Beth-ezel is in mourning; its support is taken from you.Isaiah 47:3Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”Jeremiah 46:26I will deliver them into the hands of those who seek their lives—of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. But after this, Egypt will be inhabited as in days of old, declares the LORD.Revelation 3:18I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.Isaiah 3:17the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.”2 Samuel 10:4So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.1 Chronicles 19:4So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved their beards, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.Isaiah 19:20It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of Hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, He will send them a savior and defender to rescue them.Jeremiah 51:22With you I shatter man and woman; with you I shatter the old man and the youth; with you I shatter the young man and the maiden.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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