Isaiah 20

Isaiah 20:1

Tartan. A title = commander in-chief.

Sargon. Never once named by classic writers, and in Scripture only here.

Isaiah 20:2

the same = that.

by = by the hand of.

Isaiah. See note on Isaiah 13:1.

naked. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of the Whole), for being scantily clad.

Isaiah 20:3

sign and wonder. Reference to Pentateuch, (see note on Isaiah 7:11 with Isaiah 8:18), and App-92.

Isaiah 20:5

expectation. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), for the help expected from Egypt.

Egypt their glory. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), for the Egyptians, in whom they gloried.

Isaiah 20:6

isle = sea coast, or coast land. See note on Isaiah 11:11