Nahum 3:5
5 I am against you,” declares the Lord who commands armies. ▼“I will strip off your clothes! ▼
▼ Heb “I will uncover your skirts over your face.”
▼▼ 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.
I will show your nakedness to the nations
and your shame to the kingdoms;
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