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Nahum 3:5

Nahum 3:5
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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts,.... Because her doings were against him; See Gill on Nah 2:13,

and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face; turn up the skirts of her garments…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Behold I am against thee, saith the Lord of Hosts - Jerome: “I will not send an Angel, nor give thy destruction to others; I Myself will come to destroy thee.” Cyril: “She has not to do with man, or…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

I will discover thy skirts upon thy face - It was an ancient, though not a laudable custom, to strip prostitutes naked, or throw their clothes over their heads, and expose them to public view, and…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Nahum 3:1-7

Here is, I. Nineveh arraigned and indicted. It is a high charge that is here drawn up against that great city, and neither her numbers nor her grandeur shall secure her from prosecution. 1. It is a…