Well here we go, the naked prophet! Isaiah had presumably been going around in sackcloth as befitting the nature of the message he was delivering thus far. Now God tells him to strip naked. This should serve as a warning to how we treat Scripture. I do not think any rational person would treat this verse as a guide that prophets should normally go around naked. We need to read Scripture within its context. It was a dramatic demonstration of what Assyria was going to do to Egypt and Cush. Many would be carried off naked and in chains.
Note the specific historical details given here. Saragon the Assyrian king sent his supreme commander to attack Egypt. Historical fulfilment of prophecy is a key element of Isaiah.
The defeat of Egypt and Cush would serve as a rebuke to those who trusted in them for deliverance. Salvation comes only from the Lord.
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