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At the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.
Isaiah 20:2 — KJV
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Isaiah 20:2
King James Version (KJV)
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Isaiah 20:2
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Commentary
Commentary on Isaiah 20:2
Theological / DevotionalLoose the sackcloth. Sackcloth is usually worn in mourning, and to loose the sackcloth is therefore a figure of joy (Ps. 30:11). But in this instance sackcloth seems to have been the distinctive dress of Isaiah as a camel’s-hair garment was of John the Baptist (Matt. 3:4) and the leather girdle was of Elijah (2 Kings 1:8).
Naked. See on 1 Sam. 19:24. The word ‘arom, “naked,” may mean either completely naked or only half clad. Here, as in Isa. 58:7; Eze. 18:7, 16; Micah 1:8, the latter meaning is indicated. Isaiah laid aside his outer garment and wore only his inner garments, a common practice in the Orient even today, particularly with laboring men. The act was to betoken humiliation, deprivation, and shame.
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