1 King Sargonof Assyriagave orders for his army commander to capture the city of Ashdod.20.1 Ashdod: King Sargon II of Assyria captured this Philistine city in 711 b.c.2 About this same time the Lordhad told me, "Isaiah, take off everything, including your sandals!" I did this and went around naked and barefoot 3 for three years.
Then the Lordsaid:
What Isaiahhas done is a warning to Egyptand Ethiopia.20.3 Ethiopia: See the note at 11.11.4 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 Egyptwill be disgraced. 5 They will be confused and frustrated, because they depended on Ethiopiaand bragged about Egypt. 6 When this happens, the people who live along the coast20.6 people … coast: Probably the Philistines.will say, "Look what happened to them! We ran to them for safety, hoping they would protect us from the king of Assyria. But now, there is no escape for us."
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Região / Território
Assyria
Hoje: Northern Mesopotamia (Iraq)
אַשּׁוּרashshur
Assyria is the land whose kings took Galilee and Naphtali, besieged Samaria for three years, and deported Israel to Halah, Habor, and Gozan. Sennacherib, its king, sent servants to Hezekiah in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 32:9).
Ashdod was one of the cities of the five Philistine rulers; there Dagon was found fallen before the ark of the Lord, and the Lord’s hand was heavy on the people, afflicting them with tumors (1 Samuel 5:6).
Isaiah, son of Amoz, was the prophet who had a vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. He sent King Hezekiah the Lord’s answer to the prayer about Sennacherib king of Assyria (2 Kings 19:20).
Isaiah, son of Amoz, was the prophet who had a vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. He sent King Hezekiah the Lord’s answer to the prayer about Sennacherib king of Assyria (2 Kings 19:20).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Cush is the land of King Tirhakah, who was marching out to fight against Sennacherib. Upon hearing this report, Sennacherib sent messengers to Hezekiah (Isaiah 37:9).
Assyria is the land whose kings took Galilee and Naphtali, besieged Samaria for three years, and deported Israel to Halah, Habor, and Gozan. Sennacherib, its king, sent servants to Hezekiah in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 32:9).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Cush is the land of King Tirhakah, who was marching out to fight against Sennacherib. Upon hearing this report, Sennacherib sent messengers to Hezekiah (Isaiah 37:9).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Assyria is the land whose kings took Galilee and Naphtali, besieged Samaria for three years, and deported Israel to Halah, Habor, and Gozan. Sennacherib, its king, sent servants to Hezekiah in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 32:9).