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Isaiah 20:5

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They shall be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

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Ashdod was a Philistine city on the Mediterranean coast, while Assyria was the dominant Mesopotamian empire advancing westward. Cush (south of Egypt, often Nubia) and Egypt were hoped-for allies against Assyria, but Isaiah’s sign-act warned Judah that both would be conquered and prove unable to save.

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Isaiah 20:5 mentions Ashdod, Assyria, Cush and Egypt.

Ashdod · Yairapple
Assyria · Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)
Cush · Bruce Allardice
Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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