There is a multitude of slain,
A great number of bodies,
Countless corpses—
They stumble over the corpses—
aThe mistress of sorceries,
Who sells nations through her harlotries,
And families through her sorceries.
b“I will lift your skirts over your face,
I will show the nations your nakedness,
And the kingdoms your shame.
aWill flee from you, and say,
b‘Nineveh is laid waste!
cWho will bemoan her?’
Where shall I seek comforters for you?”
That was situated by the1 River,
That had the waters around her,
Whose rampart was the sea,
Whose wall was the sea?
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Nahum 3:5
I will discover thy skirts upon thy face - It was an ancient, though not a laudable custom, to strip prostitutes naked, or throw their clothes over their heads, and expose them to public view, and public execration. This verse alludes to such a custom.
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