1 In the year the general sent by Sargon, king of Assyria, came to Ashdod, fought against it, and captured it—
2 at that time the Lord had spoken through Isaiah, the son of Amoz: Go and take off the sackcloth from your waist, and remove the sandals from your feet. This he did, walking naked and barefoot.
3 Then the Lord said: Just as my servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and portent against Egypt and Ethiopia,
4 so shall the king of Assyria lead away captives from Egypt, and exiles from Ethiopia, young and old, naked and barefoot, with buttocks uncovered, the shame of Egypt.
5 They shall be dismayed and ashamed because of Ethiopia, their hope, and because of Egypt, their boast.