² at that time the Lord spoke through Amoz’s son Isaiah: “Go loosen the sackcloth that’s around your waist,^[a] and take your sandals^[b] off your feet.” So that’s what he did: he went around naked and barefoot.

³ Then the Lord said, “Just as my servant Isaiah has walked around naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a warning for Egypt and Ethiopia,^[a]