Yeshayahu (Isaiah) — Perek 20

Yeshayahu walks naked and barefoot for three years as a prophetic sign of the imminent Assyrian conquest and exile of Egypt and Kush.

In the year Sargon's general Tartan captures the Philistine city of Ashdod, Hashem commands Yeshayahu to remove his sackcloth and shoes. Yeshayahu walks barefoot and undressed for three full years as a living prophetic sign of the humiliating captivity of Egypt and Kush by Assyria. The inhabitants of the Judean coast realize that relying on Egypt for military salvation is entirely futile.

• Tartan of Assyria attacks and captures the city of Ashdod
• Hashem commands Yeshayahu to remove his sackcloth and sandals
• Yeshayahu walks barefoot and undressed for three years as a sign
• Prophecy of Assyria leading away Egyptian and Kushite captives naked
• Despair of coastal inhabitants who trusted in Egypt for defense