Isaiah 20 · Verse 4

Isaiah 20:4

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.
Isaiah 20:4, King James Version

Isaiah 20:4 in other translations

BSBso 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.
WEBso the king of Assyria will 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.
ASVso 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.
YLTso doth the king of Asshur lead the captivity of Egypt, and the removal of Cush, young and old, naked and barefoot, with seat uncovered--the nakedness of Egypt;
DARBYso 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.
BBESo will the king of Assyria take away the prisoners of Egypt and those forced out of Ethiopia, young and old, unclothed and without shoes, and with backs uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
WebsterSo shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Cushites captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their hind-parts uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

What does Isaiah 20:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. buttocks uncovered--Belzoni says that captives are found represented thus on Egyptian monuments (Is 47:2, 3; Na 3:5, 8, 9), where as here, Egypt and Ethiopia are mentioned as in alliance.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Isaiah 20:4 in the original Hebrew

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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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Cross references for Isaiah 20:4

  • Isaiah 19:4

    And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts.

  • Jeremiah 13:26

    Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear.

  • Jeremiah 13:22

    And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.

  • 2 Samuel 10:4

    Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

  • Ezekiel 30:18

    At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.

  • Isaiah 3:17

    Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will discover their secret parts.

  • 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 shall receive of you his standing.

  • Jeremiah 46:26

    And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the Lord.

  • Isaiah 47:3

    Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.

  • Revelation 3:18

    I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
shall.
19:4; Jer 46:26; Eze 30:18
Egyptians. Heb. captivity of Egypt. with their.
3:17; 2Sa 10:4; Jer 13:22,26; Mic 1:11
shame. Heb. nakedness.
Re 3:18

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Context

  • Isaiah 20:3

    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;

  • Isaiah 20:4

    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.

  • Isaiah 20:5

    And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

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Isaiah 20:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Así llevará el rey de Asiria la cautividad de Egipto y la transmigración de Etiopía, de mozos y de viejos, desnuda y descalza, y descubiertas las nalgas para vergüenza de Egipto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
ainsi le roi d’Assyrie mènera les captifs de l’Égypte et les transportés de l’Éthiopie, jeunes et vieux, nus et nu-pieds et leurs hanches découvertes, à la honte de l’Égypte.
German
Elberfelder 1871
also wird der König von Assyrien die Gefangenen Ägyptens und die Weggeführten Äthiopiens hinwegtreiben, Jünglinge und Greise, nackt und barfuß und mit entblößtem Gesäß, zur Schande Ägyptens.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
sic minabit rex Assyriorum captivitatem Ægypti, et transmigrationem Æthiopiæ, juvenum et senum, nudam et discalceatam, discoopertis natibus, ad ignominiam Ægypti.