[[Isa-20]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Isa-19]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Isa-21]] --- ### In the year that Tartan came to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and took it; *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The capture of the Philistine city of Ashdod by the Assyrian army under Sargon II. *Historical context*: Historical and archaeological records, including the Khorsabad inscriptions and the Nimrud Prism, confirm that Sargon II of Assyria campaigned against Ashdod in 711 BC to suppress a rebellion. This event fulfilled earlier prophetic warnings regarding the expansion of the Assyrian Empire and the vulnerability of the Philistine cities. *Related to*: [[Isa-14#v28|Isaiah 14:28]]-32 ### so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Ethiopia, young and old, naked and barefoot, and with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Isaiah predicts that the king of Assyria will conquer and humiliate both Egypt and Ethiopia, leading their populations into shameful captivity. *Historical context*: This prophecy was historically fulfilled during the reigns of Sargon's successors. [[In|In 671]] BC, King Esarhaddon invaded Egypt and captured Memphis, forcing the Ethiopian (Cushite) Pharaoh Taharqa to flee. Later, in 663 BC, Ashurbanipal sacked the city of Thebes (No-Amon), effectively ending the 25th (Ethiopian) Dynasty's control over Egypt and leading many into exile. *Related to*: ### The inhabitants of this coast land will say in that day, 'Behold, this is our expectation, where we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria. And we, how will we escape?' *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: The prophecy describes the despair of the residents of the Palestinian coast (including Judah) when they realize their reliance on Egyptian and Ethiopian military aid was futile. *Historical context*: The fulfillment is seen in the historical record of the Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem in 701 BC and the prior subjection of the coastal cities. When Egypt failed to provide adequate protection against Sennacherib, the nations of the Levant found themselves without the 'glory' and 'expectation' they had placed in African alliances, leading to widespread submission to Assyrian hegemony. *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy