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Isaiah 20:2

At the same time spoke the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and remove the sackcloth from off your body, and put off your shoes from your feet. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

Sackcloth. The prophets lived in poverty, Zacharias xiii. 4. Their persons were prophetic. It is not agreed whether Isaias went quite naked, or only without his upper garment. The former supposition would represent better the condition of slaves, (ver. 4.) and is adopted by St. Jerome (Calmet) People are said to be naked when they are almost so, 2 Kings vi., and John xxi. (Haydock) Yet "nothing is more honest than to obey God. "(St. Jerome) (Worthington)

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