Nahum 3:5

3:5 I am against you,” declares the Lord who commands armies. ¹ 

“I will strip off your clothes! ² 

I will show your nakedness to the nations

and your shame to the kingdoms;

[3:5]  ¹ tn Traditionally, “the Lord of hosts.” See the note on the expression “the Lord who commands armies” in 2:13.

[3:5]  ² tn Heb “I will uncover your skirts over your face.”

[3:5]  sn 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.