barefoot

Unshod, not wearing shoes or sandals. In the OT, it is a sign of reverence in obedience to the divine command, as in the theophanies to Moses (Exod 3:5) and Joshua (Josh 5:15). David’s going barefoot is probably part of a ritual of penitence (2Sam 15:30). In a prophetic symbolic action, Isaiah goes about naked and barefoot for three years as a sign to Judah of the coming defeat by Assyria of Egypt and Ethiopia, Judah’s allies, who will be led away naked and barefoot as prisoners of war and exiles (Isa 20:2-4).