Nahum 3:5
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“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.”
קָלוֹן
Shame, disgrace, dishonour. Qalon. With pride comes shame. But with humility comes wisdom. God's order is always the opposite of the world's.
יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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צָבָא
of hosts
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צָבָא
Host, army, warfare. Tsaba. The LORD of hosts. The commander of angel armies. His forces are beyond counting.
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פָּנִים
face/ your
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פָּנִים
Face, presence. Panim. The LORD make His face shine on you. God turns His face toward you. That is grace.
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גּוֹי
nations
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גּוֹי
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
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מַעַר
nakedness/ your
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מַעַר
a nude place, i.e. (literally) the pudenda, or (figuratively) a vacant space
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שׁוּל
skirts/ your
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שׁוּל
a skirt; by implication, a bottom edge
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הֵן
here/ I
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הֵן
lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if
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נְאֻם
the utterance of
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נְאֻם
an oracle
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