Isaiah 20 · Verse 6

Isaiah 20:6

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?
Isaiah 20:6, King James Version

Isaiah 20:6 in other translations

BSBAnd on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”
WEBThe inhabitants of this coast land will say in that day, ‘Behold, this is our expectation, where we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria. And we, how will we escape?’”
ASVAnd the inhabitant of this coast-land shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and we, how shall we escape?
YLTand the inhabitant of this isle hath said in that day--Lo, thus is our trust, Whither we have fled for help, To be delivered from the king of Asshur, And how do we escape--we?'
DARBYAnd the inhabitants of this coast shall say in that day, Behold, such is our confidence, whither we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria; and how shall we escape?
BBEAnd those living by the sea will say in that day, See the fate of our hope to whom we went for help and salvation from the king of Assyria: what hope have we then of salvation?
WebsterAnd 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?

What does Isaiah 20:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. isle--that is, coast on the Mediterranean--Philistia, perhaps Phoenicia (compare Is 23:2; 11:11; 13:22; Psa 72:10). we--emphatical; if Egypt, in which we trusted, was overcome, how shall we, a small weak state, escape?

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Isaiah 20:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְ֠אָמַרVe.'a.marand he will sayH559
יֹשֵׁ֨בyo.Shev[one who] dwellsH3427
הָאִ֣יha.'Ithe coastH339
הַזֶּה֮ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomin the dayH3117
הַהוּא֒ha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
הִנֵּה\־hi.neh-there!H2009
כֹ֣הkhoh[is] thusH3541
מַבָּטֵ֗נוּma.ba.Te.nuhope ourH4007
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whereH834
נַ֤סְנוּNas.nuwe fledH5127
שָׁם֙shamthereH8033
לְעֶזְרָ֔הle.'ez.Rahfor helpH5833
לְהִ֨נָּצֵ֔לle.Hi.na.Tzelto be deliveredH5337
מִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.Neifrom beforeH6440
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
אַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurAssyriaH804
וְאֵ֖יךְve.'Eikhand how?H349
נִמָּלֵ֥טni.ma.Letwill we escapeH4422
אֲנָֽחְנוּ\׃\ \ס'a.Na.che.nuweH587

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Cross references for Isaiah 20:6

  • Hebrews 2:3

    How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;

  • Matthew 23:33

    Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:3

    For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

  • Jeremiah 30:15-17

    Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee. Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey. For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.

  • Jeremiah 47:4

    Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the Lord will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.

  • Job 6:20

    They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.

  • Isaiah 31:1-3

    Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord! Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity. Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.

  • Isaiah 30:1-7

    Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin: That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt! Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion. For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes. …

  • Isaiah 10:3

    And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?

  • Job 22:30

    He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.

  • Isaiah 30:15-16

    For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not. But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.

  • Isaiah 28:17

    Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
isle. or, country.
Job 22:30; Jer 47:4
whither.
28:17; 30:1-7,15,16; 31:1-3; Job 6:20
and how.
Mt 23:33; 1Th 5:3; Heb 2:3

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Context

  • Isaiah 20:5

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

  • Isaiah 20:6

    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?

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Isaiah 20:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dirá en aquel día el morador de esta isla: Mirad qué tal fué nuestra esperanza, donde nos acogimos por socorro para ser libres de la presencia del rey de Asiria: ¿y cómo escaparemos?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’habitant de cette côte dira en ce jour-là: Voilà notre confiance, ceux vers qui nous avons couru pour avoir du secours, pour être délivrés de devant le roi d’Assyrie! et nous, comment échapperons-nous?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Bewohner dieses Küstenlandes werden an jenem Tage sprechen: Siehe, also ist es mit unserer Zuversicht, wohin wir um Hülfe flohen, um vor dem Könige von Assyrien errettet zu werden! und wie sollten wir entrinnen?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et dicet habitator insulæ hujus in die illa: Ecce hæc erat spes nostra, ad quos confugimus in auxilium, ut liberarent nos a facie regis Assyriorum: et quomodo effugere poterimus nos?