>[!Properties]+ Resources >[Gospel Library](https://churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ot/isa/20?lang=eng) | [Citation Index](https://scriptures.byu.edu/#07b14::c07b14) | [Bible Hub](https://biblehub.com/isaiah/20.htm) | [Inline JST](https://scripturetoolbox.com/html/ic/Isaiah/20.html) | [Strong's](https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/isa/20/1/ss1/) | [Isaiah Explained](https://www.isaiahexplained.com/chapter/20) >>[!AI]- AI Context >>The Lord spoke through Isaiah in the land of Judah, using him as a symbolic sign to convey a prophetic message to the surrounding nations, including Egypt and Ethiopia, about their impending defeat by the Assyrians. > >>[!AI]- AI Child Summary >>Isaiah had to walk around without his clothes and shoes to show that a nearby country would be taken over and their people would be very sad. > >>[!AI]- AI Summary >>The Lord instructed Isaiah to walk naked and barefoot as a symbolic act for three years, representing the coming shame and captivity of Egypt and Ethiopia at the hands of the Assyrians. This served as a warning to the nations that relied on them for help, illustrating the futility of their trust in human power. The inhabitants would eventually question their expectations as they face the reality of their vulnerability against the Assyrian threat. > >#Gospel/Prophecy #Gospel/TrustInGod #Gospel/Repentance ###### 1 1 In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it; ###### 2 2 At the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. ###### 3 3 And the Lord said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia; ###### 4 4 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. ###### 5 5 And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory. ###### 6 6 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?