The king of Assyria {\cf2\super [201]} will defeat Egypt and Ethiopia. Assyria will take prisoners and lead them away from their countries. The old people and young people will be led without clothes and without shoes. They will be completely naked. The people from Egypt will be shamed.
The Lord says, “The women in Zion {\cf2\super [33]} have become very proud. They walk around with their heads in the air, acting like they are better than other people. Those women flirt with their eyes. And they dance around making noise with their ankle bracelets.”
At that time, the Lord will take away all the things they are proud of: the beautiful ankle bracelets, the necklaces that look like the sun and the moon,
You might ask yourself,\par “Why has this bad thing happened to me?”\par Those things happened because of your many sins.\par Because of your sins,\par your skirt was torn off\par and your shoes were taken away.\par They did this to embarrass you.\par
You people living in Shaphir, {\cf2\super [17]} \par pass on your way, naked and ashamed.\par People living in Zaanan {\cf2\super [18]} will not come out.\par The people in Beth Ezel {\cf2\super [19]} will cry,\par and take its support from you.\par
The Lord All-Powerful says,\par “I am against you Nineveh.\par I will pull your dress {\cf2\super [7]} up over your face.\par I will let the nations see your naked body.\par Those kingdoms will see your shame.\par
“The Lord will punish you with boils, like those he sent on the Egyptians. He will punish you with tumors, sores that run, and an itch that can’t be cured.
The first angel left. He poured out his bowl on the land. Then all the people who had the mark of the animal and who worshiped his idol {\cf2\super [117]} got sores that were ugly and painful.