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
Verse 6 of 6 in Isaiah chapter 20 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
Isaiah 20:6 in other translations
- World English Bible
- “The 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?’””
- American Standard Version
- “And 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?”
Isaiah 20 — full chapter (King James Version)
In the year that came unto , (when the king of sent him,) and fought against , and took it; At the same time spake the LORD by the son of , saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. And the LORD said, Like as my servant hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a and upon and upon ; So shall the king of lead away the prisoners, and the captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of . And they shall be afraid and ashamed of their expectation, and of their . 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 : and how shall we escape?