Isaiah 20:2

“at that time YHWH spoke through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, and loosen the sackcloth from your loins, and take off your sandals from your feet.” And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.”

Isaiah 20:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 20:2, word by word

at that timeעֵתet

time

The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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spokeדִּבֶּרdiber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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throughיַדyad

through

Literally "by the hand of": that person is the one who does it or carries it.

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Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָהוּyeshayahu

Isaiah

Isaiah: a name meaning "YHWH is salvation." Best known is the prophet, son of Amoz, of the time of Kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah (2 Kings 19-20; book of Isaiah); other men also bear it (1 Chronicles 25:3; Ezra 8:7).

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sonבֶןven

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Amozאָמוֹץamots

Amoz

Amoz: a name meaning "strong." Father of the prophet Isaiah (2 Kings 19:2; Isaiah 1:1). Not the prophet Amos, whose name is spelled differently in Hebrew.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Goלֵךְlech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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and loosenפִתַּחְתָּfitachta

set free

To free a prisoner, or remove a load.

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the sackclothשַּׂקsak

sackcloth

Rough cloth worn in mourning.

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your loinsמָתְנֶיmatne

waist, loins

Waist, loins.

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and take offתַחֲלֹץtachalots

pull off

To take something off, like a sandal.

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your sandalsנַעַלְnaal

sandal

Sandal.

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from your feetרַגְלֶיragle

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

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And he didיַּעַשׂyaas

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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walkingהָלֹךְhaloch

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

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nakedעָרוֹםarom

naked

Naked.

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and barefootיָחֵףyachef

barefoot

Barefoot; going barefoot was a sign of mourning or humiliation.

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The context

1In the year that the Tartan came to Ashdod, when Sargon king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and captured it,

2 · This verse (above)

3And YHWH said, “Just as my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years, a sign and a wonder against Egypt and against Cush,

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