King James Version
Isaiah 20:5 in the King James Version says “And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 20 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.”
Isaiah 20:5 · KJV
And the LORD said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;
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 Egyptians: Heb. the captivity of Egypt shame: Heb. nakedness
And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
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? isle: or, country
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And they shall be afraid”
H2865properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear
“and ashamed”
H954properly, to pale, i.e., by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
“their glory”
H8597ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)
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