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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.

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הִנְנִ֣יhinniifהֵןparticle, demonstrative, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “if”H2005lo!; also (as expressing surprise) ifbehold, if, lo, though.אֵלַ֗יִךְelayikhamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).נְאֻם֙neumsaidנְאֻםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “said”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5002an oracle(hath) said, saith.יְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).צְבָא֔וֹתtsevaotarmyצָבָאnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “army”, the ordinary formH6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).וְגִלֵּיתִ֥יvegileytiand exileגָּלָהconjunction, verb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and exile”, a completed actionH1540to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal[phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.שׁוּלַ֖יִךְshulayikhskirtשׁוּלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “skirt”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7757a skirt; by implication, a bottom edgehem, skirt, train.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…פָּנָ֑יִךְpanayikha- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…וְהַרְאֵיתִ֤יvehareytiand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…גוֹיִם֙goyimGentileגּוֹיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.מַעְרֵ֔ךְmarekhenakednessמַעַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “nakedness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4626a nude place, i.e. (literally) the pudenda, or (figuratively) a vacant spacenakedness, proportion.וּמַמְלָכ֖וֹתumamlakhotand kingdomמַמְלָכָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “and kingdom”, the ordinary formH4467dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)kingdom, king's, reign, royal.קְלוֹנֵֽךְqelonekheconfusionקָלוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “confusion”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7036disgrace; (by implication) the pudendaconfusion, dishonour, ignominy, reproach, shame.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

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,

World English Bible

“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.

Darby Translation

behold, I am against thee, saith Jehovah of hosts; and I will uncover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.

Douay-Rheims

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.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐπὶ σὲ, λέγει Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ, καὶ ἀποκαλύψω τὰ ὀπίσω σου ἐπὶ τὸ πρόσωπόν σου, καὶ δείξω ἔθνεσι τὴν αἰσχύνην σου, καὶ βασιλείαις τὴν ἀτιμίαν σου.