1. King Sargon of Assyria gave orders for his army commander to capture the city of Ashdod.
2. About this same time the Lord had told me, “Isaiah, take off everything, including your sandals!” I did this and went around naked and barefoot
3. for three years.Then the Lord said:What Isaiah has done is a warning to Egypt and Ethiopia.
4. Everyone in these two countries will be led away naked and barefoot by the king of Assyria. Young or old, they will be taken prisoner, and Egypt will be disgraced.
5. They will be confused and frustrated, because they depended on Ethiopia and boasted about Egypt.