2 (NIV) at that time the LORD
spoke through Isaiah son of Amoz. He said to
him, ÒTake off the sackcloth from your body and
the sandals from your feet.Ó And he did so, going around stripped and barefoot. 3 Then the LORD said,
ÒJust as my servant Isaiah has gone
stripped and barefoot for three years, as a
sign and portent against Egypt and Cush, 4 so the
king of Assyria will lead away stripped and barefoot the Egyptian captives and Cushite exiles, young
and old, with buttocks bared–to Egypt's shame. 5 Those who trusted in Cush and boasted in Egypt will be afraid and put to shame. 6 In that day the people who live on
this coast will say, ÔSee what has
happened to those we relied on, those we fled
to for help and deliverance from the king of
Assyria! How then can we escape?ÕÓ