“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.”
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—the meaning of Isaiah's nakedness: it represents the humiliation and exposure of Egypt and Ethiopia in captivity to Assyria. The graphic detail of exposure emphasizes the shame and degradation. This verse interprets the meaning of Isaiah's sign-act.
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