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I will show the nations your nakedness and the kingdoms your shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/nahum/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“I am your enemy!” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. “And now I will lift your skirts and show all the earth your nakedness and shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nahum/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, I am against you, declares the LORD of hosts, and will lift up your skirts over your face; and I will make nations look at your nakedness and kingdoms at your shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nahum/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show your nakedness to the nations and your shame to the kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nahum/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Behold, I <i>am</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nahum/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Behold, I <i>am</i> against you,” says the LORD of hosts; “I will lift your skirts over your face, I will show the nations your nakedness, And the kingdoms your shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nahum/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of armies; “And I will lift up your skirts over your face, And show the nations your nakedness, And the kingdoms your shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nahum/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Behold, I am against you,&#8221 declares the LORD of hosts; &#8220And I will lift up your skirts over your face, And show to the nations your nakedness And to the kingdoms your disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nahum/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of hosts; “And I will lift up your skirts over your face, And show to the nations your nakedness And to the kingdoms your disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nahum/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Behold, I am against you,” declares Yahweh of hosts; “And I will uncover your skirts over your face And show to the nations your nakedness And to the kingdoms your disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nahum/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of hosts, “And I will lift up your skirts over your face, And I will let the nations look at your nakedness [O Nineveh] And the kingdoms at your disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nahum/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am against you. This is the declaration of the LORD of Armies. I will lift your skirts over your face and display your nakedness to nations, your shame to kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nahum/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am against you. This is the declaration of the LORD of Hosts. I will lift your skirts over your face and display your nakedness to nations, your shame to kingdoms. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nahum/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nahum/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But I, the LORD All-Powerful, am now your enemy. I will pull up your skirt and let nations and kingdoms stare at your nakedness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nahum/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nahum/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I am against you, Nineveh," declares the LORD of Armies. "I will lift up your dress over your face. I will show nations your naked body and kingdoms your disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nahum/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD Almighty says, "I will punish you, Nineveh! I will strip you naked and let the nations see you, see you in all your shame. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nahum/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Look, I am against you," declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, "so I will pull up your dress over your face. I will show your nakedness to the nations, and your disgrace to the kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nahum/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Behold, I am against you,? declares the LORD of Hosts. ?I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show your nakedness to the nations and your shame to the kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nahum/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I am against you," declares the LORD who commands armies. "I will strip off your clothes! I will show your nakedness to the nations and your shame to the kingdoms; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nahum/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Look, I am against you," says the LORD of hosts, "and I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show the nations your nakedness, and the kingdoms your shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nahum/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will remove thy skirts upon thy face, and I will show the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nahum/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nahum/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Behold, I [am] against you,” "" A declaration of YHWH of Hosts, "" “And have removed your skirts before your face, "" And have showed nations your nakedness, "" And kingdoms your shame,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nahum/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo, I am against thee, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, And have removed thy skirts before thy face, And have shewed nations thy nakedness, And kingdoms thy shame,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nahum/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold me against thee, says Jehovah of armies; and I uncovered thy skirts upon thy face, and I caused nations to see thy nakedness, and kingdoms thy shame.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nahum/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold I come against thee, saith the Lord of hosts: and I will discover thy shame to thy face, and will shew thy nakedness to the nations, and thy shame to kingdoms. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nahum/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />behold, I will come to you, says the Lord of hosts, and I will reveal your shame to your face, and I will show your nakedness to the Gentiles, and your disgrace to kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nahum/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I now come against you— oracle of the LORD of hosts— and I will lift your skirt above your face; I will show your nakedness to the nations, to the kingdoms your shame! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nahum/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I am against you, says the LORD of hosts, and will lift up your skirts over your face; and I will let nations look on your nakedness and kingdoms on your shame.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nahum/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, I am against you, says the LORD of hosts; and I will raise your skirts over your face and will show the nations your nakedness and the kingdoms your shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nahum/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold, I am against you, says LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts, and I shall throw your skirts over your faces, and I shall show your nakedness to the nations and your dishonor to the kingdoms<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nahum/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, And I will uncover thy skirts upon thy face, And I will shew the nations thy nakedness, And the kingdoms thy shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nahum/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord God Almighty, and I will uncover thy skirts in thy presence, and I will shew the nations thy shame, and the kingdoms thy disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nahum/3-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1vC_xxtlDxA?start=352" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/nahum/3.htm">Judgment Against Nineveh</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>because of the many harlotries of the harlot, the seductive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hin·nî (Interjection:: 1cs) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">“Behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·la·yiḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- To, into, towards. ">I am against you,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: wə·ḡil·lê·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">“I will lift</a> <a href="/hebrew/7757.htm" title="7757: šū·la·yiḵ (N-mpc:: 2fs) -- Skirt (of a robe). From an unused root meaning to hang down; a skirt; by implication, a bottom edge.">your skirts</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·nā·yiḵ (N-cpc:: 2fs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">your face.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: wə·har·’ê·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">I will show</a> <a href="/hebrew/4626.htm" title="4626: ma‘·rêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- A bare or naked place. From arah; a nude place, i.e. the pudenda, or a vacant space.">your nakedness</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: ḡō·w·yim (N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">to the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/7036.htm" title="7036: qə·lō·w·nêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- Ignominy, dishonor. From qalah; disgrace; the pudenda.">and your shame</a> <a href="/hebrew/4467.htm" title="4467: ū·mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign. From malak; dominion, i.e. the estate or the country.">to the kingdoms.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>I will pelt you with filth and treat you with contempt; I will make a spectacle of you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-2.htm">Isaiah 47:2-3</a></span><br />Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. / Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-22.htm">Jeremiah 13:22</a></span><br />And if you ask yourself, “Why has this happened to me?” It is because of the magnitude of your iniquity that your skirts have been stripped off and your body has been exposed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-37.htm">Ezekiel 16:37</a></span><br />therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you before them, and they will see you completely naked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-10.htm">Hosea 2:10</a></span><br />And then I will expose her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and no one will deliver her out of My hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">Revelation 17:16</a></span><br />And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-8.htm">Lamentations 1:8</a></span><br />Jerusalem has sinned greatly; therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-17.htm">Isaiah 3:17</a></span><br />the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-26.htm">Jeremiah 13:26</a></span><br />So I will pull your skirts up over your face, that your shame may be seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-29.htm">Ezekiel 23:29</a></span><br />They will treat you with hatred, take all for which you have worked, and leave you naked and bare, so that the shame of your prostitution will be exposed. Your indecency and promiscuity<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/1-11.htm">Micah 1:11</a></span><br />Depart in shameful nakedness, O dwellers of Shaphir. The dwellers of Zaanan will not come out. Beth-ezel is in mourning; its support is taken from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-6.htm">Revelation 18:6-7</a></span><br />Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup. / As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/20-4.htm">Isaiah 20:4</a></span><br />so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-31.htm">Jeremiah 50:31-32</a></span><br />“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you. / The arrogant one will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities to consume all those around him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-25.htm">Ezekiel 23:25-27</a></span><br />And I will set My jealous rage against you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will cut off your noses and ears, and your survivors will fall by the sword. They will seize your sons and daughters, and your remnant will be consumed by fire. / They will strip off your clothes and take your fine jewelry. / So I will put an end to your indecency and prostitution, which began in the land of Egypt, and you will not lift your eyes to them or remember Egypt anymore.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-10.htm">Isaiah 47:10-11</a></span><br />You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’ / But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Behold, I am against you, said the LORD of hosts; and I will discover your skirts on your face, and I will show the nations your nakedness, and the kingdoms your shame.</p><p class="hdg">I am.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nahum/2-13.htm">Nahum 2:13</a></b></br> Behold, I <i>am</i> against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/23-25.htm">Ezekiel 23:25</a></b></br> And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire.</p><p class="hdg">I will discover.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/47-2.htm">Isaiah 47:2,3</a></b></br> Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/13-22.htm">Jeremiah 13:22,26</a></b></br> And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, <i>and</i> thy heels made bare… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/16-37.htm">Ezekiel 16:37</a></b></br> Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all <i>them</i> that thou hast loved, with all <i>them</i> that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/micah/5-10.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/nahum/2-13.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/nahum/2-13.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/micah/1-6.htm">Discover</a> <a href="/micah/2-6.htm">Disgrace</a> <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Face</a> <a href="/nahum/3-3.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/amos/6-2.htm">Kingdoms</a> <a href="/micah/4-3.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/micah/1-11.htm">Nakedness</a> <a href="/nahum/3-4.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/nahum/2-12.htm">Pulled</a> <a href="/micah/6-14.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/nahum/2-7.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/micah/7-16.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/micah/7-15.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Shewed</a> <a href="/micah/7-20.htm">Show</a> <a href="/hosea/4-19.htm">Skirts</a> <a href="/micah/1-8.htm">Unclothed</a> <a href="/micah/1-6.htm">Uncover</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zephaniah/1-2.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-13.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-2.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/luke/2-44.htm">Discover</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-16.htm">Disgrace</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-9.htm">Face</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-13.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-8.htm">Kingdoms</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-3.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm">Nakedness</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-5.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-2.htm">Pulled</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-2.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/matthew/13-53.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/nahum/3-6.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-3.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-20.htm">Shewed</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-3.htm">Show</a> <a href="/exodus/28-33.htm">Skirts</a> <a href="/matthew/27-28.htm">Unclothed</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-14.htm">Uncover</a><div class="vheading2">Nahum 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nahum/3-1.htm">The destruction of Nineveh.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nahum/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nahum/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/nahum/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts.</b><br>This phrase signifies a direct and personal confrontation from God, emphasizing His role as the divine warrior. The title "LORD of Hosts" underscores His supreme authority over heavenly armies, indicating that His judgment is both powerful and inevitable. This declaration is reminiscent of other prophetic warnings, such as those found in <a href="/isaiah/13-4.htm">Isaiah 13:4</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/50-31.htm">Jeremiah 50:31</a>, where God similarly opposes nations due to their wickedness. The phrase serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and His active role in the affairs of nations, particularly in holding them accountable for their actions.<p><b>“I will lift your skirts over your face.”</b><br>This imagery is a metaphor for exposing shame and dishonor. In ancient Near Eastern culture, modesty was highly valued, and uncovering one's nakedness was a sign of extreme humiliation. This act of lifting skirts is symbolic of revealing the hidden sins and corruption of Nineveh, the capital of Assyria. It reflects the idea of divine retribution where God exposes the true nature of a sinful nation. This concept is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/isaiah/47-2.htm">Isaiah 47:2-3</a>, where Babylon is similarly shamed for its transgressions.<p><b>I will show your nakedness to the nations</b><br>The exposure of nakedness to the nations signifies public disgrace and the loss of dignity. It indicates that Nineveh's downfall will be witnessed by other nations, serving as a cautionary tale of divine justice. This public exposure is a reversal of Nineveh's former power and influence, highlighting the theme of pride being brought low. The prophetic literature often uses such imagery to convey the totality of God's judgment, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/16-37.htm">Ezekiel 16:37</a>, where Jerusalem's sins are similarly exposed.<p><b>and your shame to the kingdoms.</b><br>The mention of "shame" emphasizes the moral and spiritual degradation that accompanies divine judgment. The kingdoms witnessing Nineveh's shame suggests a broader audience for God's acts of justice, reinforcing the idea that His judgments serve as lessons for all nations. This phrase connects to the biblical theme of God humbling the proud and exalting the humble, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/3-34.htm">Proverbs 3:34</a> and <a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a>. It also foreshadows the ultimate judgment and vindication that will occur at the end of times, as described in <a href="/revelation/18.htm">Revelation 18</a>, where Babylon's fall is witnessed by the world.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord_of_hosts.htm">The LORD of Hosts</a></b><br>This title emphasizes God's supreme authority and power over all heavenly and earthly armies. It underscores His ability to execute judgment.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/nineveh.htm">Nineveh</a></b><br>The capital of the Assyrian Empire, known for its great power and cruelty. Nahum's prophecy is directed against this city, symbolizing the downfall of a sinful and oppressive regime.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/n/nations_and_kingdoms.htm">Nations and Kingdoms</a></b><br>These represent the surrounding peoples and territories that will witness Nineveh's humiliation and downfall as a result of God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God is portrayed as the ultimate judge who holds nations accountable for their actions. His declaration, "I am against you," serves as a sobering reminder of His authority over all.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride_and_sin.htm">The Consequences of Pride and Sin</a></b><br>Nineveh's exposure and shame are direct results of its pride and cruelty. This serves as a warning that sin, especially on a national scale, leads to disgrace and downfall.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/public_exposure_of_sin.htm">Public Exposure of Sin</a></b><br>The imagery of lifting skirts and exposing nakedness symbolizes the public revelation of sin. It teaches that hidden sins will eventually be brought to light.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_divine_justice.htm">The Certainty of Divine Justice</a></b><br>The prophecy assures believers that God's justice will prevail, even when it seems delayed. This encourages trust in God's timing and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_humility.htm">Repentance and Humility</a></b><br>The passage calls for introspection and repentance, urging individuals and nations to humble themselves before God to avoid similar judgment.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nahum_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nahum 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_good_conscience.htm">What are the key themes of the Minor Prophets?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_amos_5_18_contradict_hopeful_texts.htm">Amos 5:18 - If the 'Day of the Lord' is described here as darkness, does this contradict other biblical texts that portray it as a time of hope or victory?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_some_rulers_act_against_romans_13_3.htm">If Romans 13:3 claims rulers promote good and punish bad, why have some historical governments done the opposite without facing apparent divine judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_path_to_follow_the_lord.htm">What is the secret knowledge revealed in Adam's vision?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nahum/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I am against thee</span> (see note on Nahum 2:13). The Lord will punish Nineveh with the utmost ignominy, treating her ("the whore," ver. 4) like a harlot or adulteress. <span class="cmt_word">Thy skirts.</span> The borders of the long flowing dress which added to her <span class="accented">pomp</span> (comp. <a href="/isaiah/47-2.htm">Isaiah 47:2</a>, etc.; <a href="/jeremiah/13-26.htm">Jeremiah 13:26</a>; <a href="/lamentations/1-8.htm">Lamentations 1:8</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Upon</span> (<span class="accented">before</span>) <span class="cmt_word">thy face.</span> So that thou mayst know thine own shame. <span class="cmt_word">I will show the nations.</span> All men shall see what thou really art, like an adulteress haled before the congregation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nahum/3-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Behold,</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנְנִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I [am] against you,”</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלַ֗יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·la·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declares</span><br /><span class="heb">נְאֻם֙</span> <span class="translit">(nə·’um)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Hosts.</span><br /><span class="heb">צְבָא֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“I will lift</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגִלֵּיתִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡil·lê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> </span><span class="str2">To denude, to exile, to reveal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your skirts</span><br /><span class="heb">שׁוּלַ֖יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(šū·la·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7757.htm">Strong's 7757: </a> </span><span class="str2">A skirt, a bottom edge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your face.</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּנָ֑יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(pā·nā·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will show</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַרְאֵיתִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·har·’ê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your nakedness</span><br /><span class="heb">מַעְרֵ֔ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ma‘·rêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4626.htm">Strong's 4626: </a> </span><span class="str2">A nude place, the pudenda, a vacant space</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the nations</span><br /><span class="heb">גוֹיִם֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḡō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and your shame</span><br /><span class="heb">קְלוֹנֵֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(qə·lō·w·nêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7036.htm">Strong's 7036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Disgrace, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the kingdoms.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַמְלָכ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4467.htm">Strong's 4467: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nahum/3-5.htm">Nahum 3:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nahum/3-5.htm">Nahum 3:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nahum/3-5.htm">Nahum 3:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nahum/3-5.htm">Nahum 3:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nahum/3-5.htm">Nahum 3:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nahum/3-5.htm">Nahum 3:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nahum/3-5.htm">Nahum 3:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nahum/3-5.htm">Nahum 3:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nahum/3-5.htm">Nahum 3:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nahum/3-5.htm">Nahum 3:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nahum/3-5.htm">OT Prophets: Nahum 3:5 Behold I am against you says Yahweh (Nah. 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