Nahum 3:5

““Look, I am against you, declares YHWH Tsevaot, and I will uncover your skirts over your face, and I will show nations your nakedness, and kingdoms your shame.”

Nahum 3:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nahum 3:5, word by word

declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".

Where else “neum” appears
YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.

Where else “tsevaot” appears
and I will uncoverגִלֵּיתִיgileti

uncover

To remove what covers, leaving something in view.

Where else “gileti” appears
your skirtsשׁוּלַיִshulayi

hem, skirts

The lower edge, the skirts of a garment; also the train of a robe (Isaiah 6:1).

Where else “shulayi” appears
over your faceפָּנָיִpanayi

face

The front of the head, of someone or of God.

Where else “panayi” appears
and I will showהַרְאֵיתִיhareti

show

To make someone see something.

Where else “hareti” appears
nationsגוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “goyim” appears
your nakednessמַעְרֵmare

nakedness

The naked body, exposed to shame before all.

Where else “mare” appears
and kingdomsמַמְלָכוֹתmamlachot

kingdom

A land ruled by a king.

Where else “mamlachot” appears
your shameקְלוֹנֵkelone

disgrace, shame

Dishonor, public shame, disgrace.

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The context

4because of the multitude of the prostitutions of the prostitute, beautiful in grace, mistress of sorceries, who sells nations by her prostitutions and families by her sorceries.

5 · This verse (above)

6And I will throw on you detestable things, and dishonor you, and make you a spectacle.

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