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Nahum 3:5

Context
NETBible

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;

XREF

Isa 47:2,3; Jer 13:22,26; Eze 16:37; Eze 23:25; Eze 23:29; Mic 1:11; Na 2:13; Hab 2:16

NET © Notes

tn Traditionally, “the Lord of hosts.” See the note on the expression “the Lord who commands armies” in 2:13.

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 Lord would punish her as a prostitute.



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