Nahum
Nahum 3:5
5“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.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behold | הִנְנִ֣י | hin·nî | Interjection; first person common singular | H2005 lo! behold |
| I | אֵלַ֗יִךְ | ’ê·la·yiḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H413 motion to |
| declares | נְאֻם֙ | nə·’um | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֔וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| I will lift | וְגִלֵּיתִ֥י | wə·ḡil·lê·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
| your skirts | שׁוּלַ֖יִךְ | šū·la·yiḵ | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H7757 skirt |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| your face | פָּנָ֑יִךְ | pā·nā·yiḵ | Noun - common plural construct; second person feminine singular | H6440 face, before |
| I will show | וְהַרְאֵיתִ֤י | wə·har·’ê·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| your nakedness | מַעְרֵ֔ךְ | ma‘·rêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H4626 a nude place, the pudenda, a vacant space |
| to the nations | גוֹיִם֙ | ḡō·w·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| and your shame | קְלוֹנֵֽךְ׃ | qə·lō·w·nêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H7036 ignominy, dishonour |
| to the kingdoms | וּמַמְלָכ֖וֹת | ū·mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural | H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 13:26 · Ezekiel 23:29 · Jeremiah 13:22 · Isaiah 47:2–3 · Ezekiel 16:37 · Nahum 2:13 · Habakkuk 2:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.