3:5 I am against you,” declares the Lord who commands armies. 1
“I will strip off your clothes! 2
I will show your nakedness to the nations
and your shame to the kingdoms;
1 tn Traditionally, “the
2 tn Heb “I will uncover your skirts over your face.”
sn Strip off your clothes. In the ancient Near East, the typical punishment for a prostitute was to strip her of her clothes publicly to expose her to open shame, embarrassment, and public ridicule. Because Nineveh had acted like a prostitute, the