Nahum 3:5

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““Behold, I am against you,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show the nations your nakedness, and the kingdoms your shame.”

— WEB

“Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.”

— KJV

“Behold, I am against thee, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I will uncover thy skirts upon thy face; and I will show the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.”

— ASV

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Jeremiah 13:26 "Therefore will I also uncover your skirts on your face, and your shame will appear."
Jeremiah 13:22 "If you say in your heart, “Why have these things come on me?” Your skirts are uncovered because of the greatness of your iniquity, and yo…"
Ezekiel 23:29 "They will deal with you in hatred, and will take away all your labor, and will leave you naked and bare. The nakedness of your prostituti…"
Ezekiel 16:37 "therefore see, I will gather all your lovers, with whom you have taken pleasure, and all those who you have loved, with all those who you…"
Isaiah 47:2-3 "Take the millstones, and grind flour. Remove your veil, lift up your skirt, uncover your legs, and wade through the rivers."
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Habakkuk 2:16 "You are filled with shame, and not glory. You will also drink, and be exposed! The cup of Yahweh’s right hand will come around to you, an…"
Ezekiel 23:25 "I will set my jealousy against you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will take away your nose and your ears. Your remnant will f…"

Commentary

I will discover thy skirts upon thy face--that is, discover thy nakedness by throwing up thy skirts upon thy face (the greatest possible insult), pulling them up as as high as thy head (Jer 13:22; Eze 16:37-41). I will treat thee not as a matron, but as a harlot whose shame is exposed; her gaudy finery being lifted up off her (Isa 47:2-3). So Nineveh shall be stripped of all her glory and defenses on which she prides herself.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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