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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.

KJV

Ecce ego ad te, dicit Dominus exercituum, et revelabo pudenda tua in facie tua ; et ostendam gentibus nuditatem tuam, et regnis ignominiam tuam.

Vulgate

ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐπὶ σέ, λέγει Κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ, καὶ ἀποκαλύψω τὰ ὀπίσω σου ἐπὶ τὸ πρόσωπόν σου, καὶ δείξω ἔθνεσιν τὴν αἰσχύνην σου καὶ βασιλείαις τὴν ἀτιμίαν σου·

LXX

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.

ASV

הִנְ/נִ֣י אֵלַ֗יִ/ךְ נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת וְ/גִלֵּיתִ֥י שׁוּלַ֖יִ/ךְ עַל פָּנָ֑יִ/ךְ וְ/הַרְאֵיתִ֤י גוֹיִם֙ מַעְרֵ֔/ךְ וּ/מַמְלָכ֖וֹת קְלוֹנֵֽ/ךְ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
גּוֹיִ֔ם
gvym
noun · 557×
ו
v
noun · 11×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
מַֽעַר
m'r
noun · 2×
מַמְלְכ֣וֹת
mmlkvt
noun · 117×
נְאֻם
n'm
noun · 374×
נִ֨י
ny
pronoun · 313×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
צְבָא֖וֹת
tsb'vt
noun · 480×
קָל֥וֹן
qlvn
noun · 17×
תְגַלֵּ֑ה
tglh
verb · 185×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Ezek 16:37 — Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against t
  • Ezek 16:37 — Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against t
  • Ezek 21:3 — And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
  • Ezek 23:29 — And they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare: and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whor
  • Hab 2:16 — Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD’s right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.
  • Hab 2:16 — Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD’s right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.
  • Isa 47:2 — Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
  • Isa 47:2 — Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
  • Isa 47:3 — Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.
  • Jer 13:22 — And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.
  • Jer 13:22 — And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.
  • Jer 13:26 — Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear.
  • Nah 2:13 — Behold, I am 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
  • Nah 2:13 — Behold, I am 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
  • Rev 3:18 — I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes w