And the LORD said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;
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The verse 3 is found in chapter 20 of Isaiah. Isaiah performs a symbolic action by walking barefoot and stripped as a sign against Egypt and Cush. The gesture demonstrates that political trust in these powers will not provide security. The prophetic sign turns the prophet’s own body into a visible message for a community seeking protection through human alliances.
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Da sprach der HERR: Gleichwie mein Knecht Jesaja nackt und barfuß geht, zum Zeichen und Wunder dreier Jahre über Ägypten und Mohrenland,
Y dijo Jehová: De la manera que anduvo mi siervo Isaías desnudo y descalzo tres años, señal y pronóstico sobre Egipto y sobre Etiopía;
Et l'Eternel dit: De même que mon serviteur Esaïe marche nu et déchaussé, ce qui sera dans trois ans un signe et un présage pour l'Egypte et pour l'Ethiopie,
E il Signore disse: Siccome Isaia, mio servitore, è camminato nudo e scalzo; il che è un segno, e prodigio di tre anni, sopra l’Egitto, e sopra l’Etiopia;
Então disse o SENHOR: Assim como o meu servo Isaías andou três anos nu e descalço, por sinal e prodígio sobre o Egito e sobre a Etiópia,
耶和華說:「我僕人 以賽亞 怎樣赤身赤腳行走三年,作為關於 埃及 和 古實 的預兆奇蹟,
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