Nahum 3:5

New International Reader's Version

“Nineveh, I am against you,” announces the Lord who rules over all. “I will pull your skirts up over your face. I will show the nations your naked body. Kingdoms will make fun of your shame.

Cross References

Jeremiah 13:22

Suppose you ask yourself, “Why has this happened to me?” It’s because you have committed so many sins. That’s the reason your skirt has been torn off. That’s why your body has been treated so badly.

Jeremiah 13:26

So I will pull your skirt up over your face. Then people will see the shame of your naked body.

Jeremiah 50:31

“Proud Babylonians, I am against you,” announces the Lord. The Lord who rules over all says, “Your day to be judged has come. It is time for you to be punished.

Ezekiel 16:37

So I am going to gather together all the lovers you found pleasure with. They include those you loved and those you hated. I will gather them against you from everywhere. I will take your clothes off right in front of them. Then they will see you completely naked.

Ezekiel 21:3

Tell them, ‘The Lord says, “I am against you. I will pull out my sword. I will remove from you godly people and sinful people alike.

Ezekiel 23:25

I will pour out my jealous anger on you. And the army’s anger will burn against you. They will cut off your noses and ears. Some of you who are left will be killed by swords. They will take away your sons and daughters. Others of you who are left will be burned up.

Ezekiel 23:29

They will punish you because they hate you so much. They will take away from you everything you have worked for. They will leave you completely naked. Then everyone will see that you are a prostitute who has no shame at all. You were impure. You offered your body to your lovers again and again.

Ezekiel 26:3

The Lord and King says, “But I am against you, Tyre. I will bring many nations against you. They will come in like the waves of the sea.

Micah 1:11

You who live in the town of Shaphir, leave naked and in shame. Those who live in Zaanan won’t come out to help you. The people in Beth Ezel will mourn. They won’t be able to help keep you safe any longer.

Nahum 2:13

“Nineveh, I am against you,” announces the Lord who rules over all. “I will burn up your chariots with fire. Your young lions will be killed by swords. I will leave you nothing on earth to catch. The voices of your messengers will no longer be heard.”

Habakkuk 2:16

But the Babylonians will be filled with shame instead of glory. So now it is their turn to drink and be stripped of their clothes. The cup of anger in my powerful right hand is going to punish them. They will be covered with shame instead of glory.