Isaiah 20:2

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
time	בָּעֵ֣ת ba.'Et	H6256	time · preposition with the article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
spake	דִּבֶּ֣ר di.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָה֮ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
by	בְּיַ֣ד be.Yad	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
Isaiah	יְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּ ye.sha'.Ya.hu	H3470	Jeshajah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Amoz	אָמוֹץ֮ 'a.mOtz	H531	Amots · proper noun, a man's name
saying	לֵאמֹר֒ le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
Go	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
loose	וּפִתַּחְתָּ֤ u.fi.tach.Ta	H6605	to open wide (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, piel sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
sackcloth	הַשַּׂק֙ ha.Sak	H8242	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
loins	מָתְנֶ֔יךָ ma.te.Nei.kha	H4975	properly · noun, common masculine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
off	תַחֲלֹ֖ץ ta.cha.Lotz	H2502	to pull off · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
shoe	וְנַעַלְךָ֥ ve.na.'al.Kha	H5275	properly · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
foot	רַגְלֶ֑יךָ rag.Lei.kha	H7272	a foot (as used in walking) · noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
so	וַיַּ֣עַשׂ vai.Ya.'as	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
walking	לֵ֗ךְ Lekh	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
naked	עָר֥וֹם a.Rom	H6174	nude · adjective, masculine singular absolute
barefoot	וְיָחֵֽף ve.ya.Chef	H3182	unsandalled · conjunction + adjective, masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

1 Samuel 19:24 And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Where…
Micah 1:8 Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.
Matthew 3:4 And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
Ezekiel 24:17 Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy…
Ezekiel 24:23 And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquit…
Zechariah 13:4 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall th…
Isaiah 13:1 The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
Micah 1:11 Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Beth-ezel; he sh…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 20:1–end

God here, as King of nations, brings a sore calamity upon Egypt and Ethiopia, but, as King of saints, brings good to his people out of it. Observe, I. The date of this prophecy. It was in the year that Ashdod, a strong city of the Philistines (but which some think was lately recovered from them by Hezekiah, when he smote the Philistines even unto Gaza, Kg2 18:8), was besieged and taken by an army of the Assyrians. It is uncertain what year of Hezekiah that was, but the event was so remarkable that those who lived then could by that token fix the time to a year. He that was now king of Assyria is called Sargon, which some take to be the same with Sennacherib; others think he was his immediate…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 20:2

by--literally, "by the hand of" (compare Eze 3:14). sackcloth--the loose outer garment of coarse dark hair-cloth worn by mourners (Sa2 3:31) and by prophets, fastened at the waist by a girdle (Mat 3:4; Kg2 1:8; Zac 13:4). naked--rather, "uncovered"; he merely put off the outer sackcloth, retaining still the tunic or inner vest (Sa1 19:24; Amo 2:16; Joh 21:7); an emblem to show that Egypt should be stripped of its possessions; the very dress of Isaiah was a silent exhortation to repentance.

John Gill on Isaiah 20:2

At the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz,.... Or, "by the hand of Isaiah", by his means; and it was to him likewise, as the following words show; and so the Septuagint version renders it; he spoke by him, by the sign he used, according to his order, and he spoke to him to use the sign: saying; so the Arabic version, "with him"; and with these versions Noldius agrees: go, and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins; a token of mourning, and which the prophet wore, as Kimchi thinks, because of the captivity of the ten tribes; and it may be also on account of the miseries that were coming upon the people of the Jews; though some think this was his common garb, and the same wit…

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John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Apparel — In Old Testament times the distinction between male and female attire was not very marked. The statute forbidding men to wear female apparel (Deut. 22:5) referred especially to ornaments and…
Barefoot — To go barefoot was a sign of great distress (Isa. 20:2, 3, 4), or of some great calamity having fallen on a person (2 Sam. 15:30).
Captive — One taken in war. Captives were often treated with great cruelty and indignity (1 Kings 20:32; Josh. 10:24; Judg. 1:7; 2 Sam. 4:12; Judg. 8:7; 2 Sam. 12:31; 1 Chr. 20:3). When a city was taken by…
Dress — (1.) Materials used. The earliest and simplest an apron of fig-leaves sewed together (Gen. 3:7); then skins of animals (3:21). Elijah’s dress was probably the skin of a sheep (2 Kings 1:8). The…
Mourning — One marked feature of Oriental mourning is what may be called its studies publicity and the careful observance of the prescribed ceremonies. (Genesis 23:2; Job 1:20; 2:12)
No — Or No-A’mon, the home of Amon, the name of Thebes, the ancient capital of what is called the Middle Empire, in Upper or Southern Egypt. “The multitude of No” (Jer. 46:25) is more correctly rendered,…
Ethiopia · General references — General references
Isaiah · Israel — Israel
Pantomime · By — By
Prophets · Frequently in their actions, &c were made signs to the people — Frequently in their actions, &c were made signs to the people
Sabbath, The · Was worn: By God’s prophets — Was worn: By God’s prophets
Shoes · The Jews: Never wore, in mourning

Isaiah 20:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 20:1–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 20:2

John Gill on Isaiah 20:2

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 20:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 20:1–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 20:2

John Gill on Isaiah 20:2

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 20:1-2

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 20:2

Rashi on Isaiah 20:2