“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.”
Behold, I am against you, declares the LORD of hosts; I will lift up your skirts over your face; and I will let nations look on your nakedness and kingdoms on your shame—divine judgment includes shameful exposure and public humiliation. The imagery of lifted skirts, while graphic, emphasizes the reversal of Nineveh's boasted dignity; what was hidden and shameful becomes exposed before all witnesses. The public nature of the judgment magnifies the humiliation.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a note on this verse