Isaiah 21

Judgment for Egypt & Babylon

Ashdad, a Philistine city was captured by the Assyrians (v. 1). This was a signal to Judah that they could not count on foreign alliances to protect them. For three years, Isaiah did not wear his outer garment of sackcloth (not completely naked) or his sandals (vv. 2-3). This was to show how the …