Isaiah 20:6 · KJV
“And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such {is} our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape? {isle: or, country}”
— Isaiah 20:6
And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
Isaiah 20 — Context
So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with {their} buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. {the Egyptians...: Heb. the captivity of Egypt} {shame: Heb. nakedness}
5And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
6And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such {is} our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape? {isle: or, country}
Cross References
Matthew 23:33
{Ye} serpents, {ye} generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
Hebrews 2:3
How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard {him};
1 Thessalonians 5:3
For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
Jeremiah 30:15-17
Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow {is} incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: {because} thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.
Job 6:20
They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
Isaiah 30:15-16
For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
Jeremiah 47:4
Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, {and} to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor. {the country: Heb. the isle}
Isaiah 10:3
And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation {which} shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?