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“I am your enemy!”
    says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
“And now I will lift your skirts
    and show all the earth your nakedness and shame.

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“I am against(A) you,” declares the Lord Almighty.
    “I will lift your skirts(B) over your face.
I will show the nations your nakedness(C)
    and the kingdoms your shame.

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26 I myself will strip you
    and expose you to shame.

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26 I will pull up your skirts over your face
    that your shame may be seen(A)

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13 “I am your enemy!”
    says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
“Your chariots will soon go up in smoke.
    Your young men[a] will be killed in battle.
Never again will you plunder conquered nations.
    The voices of your proud messengers will be heard no more.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2:13 Hebrew young lions.

13 “I am against(A) you,”
    declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will burn up your chariots in smoke,(B)
    and the sword(C) will devour your young lions.
    I will leave you no prey on the earth.
The voices of your messengers
    will no longer be heard.”(D)

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29 They will treat you with hatred and rob you of all you own, leaving you stark naked. The shame of your prostitution will be exposed to all the world.

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29 They will deal with you in hatred and take away everything you have worked for. They will leave you stark naked,(A) and the shame of your prostitution will be exposed.(B) Your lewdness(C) and promiscuity(D)

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22 You may ask yourself,
“Why is all this happening to me?”
    It is because of your many sins!
That is why you have been stripped
    and raped by invading armies.

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22 And if you ask yourself,
    “Why has this happened to me?”(A)
it is because of your many sins(B)
    that your skirts have been torn off(C)
    and your body mistreated.(D)

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16 But soon it will be your turn to be disgraced.
    Come, drink and be exposed![a]
Drink from the cup of the Lord’s judgment,
    and all your glory will be turned to shame.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:16 Dead Sea Scrolls and Greek and Syriac versions read and stagger!

16 You will be filled with shame(A) instead of glory.(B)
    Now it is your turn! Drink(C) and let your nakedness be exposed[a]!(D)
The cup(E) from the Lord’s right hand is coming around to you,
    and disgrace will cover your glory.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 2:16 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls, Aquila, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Septuagint) and stagger

37 this is what I am going to do. I will gather together all your allies—the lovers with whom you have sinned, both those you loved and those you hated—and I will strip you naked in front of them so they can stare at you.

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37 therefore I am going to gather all your lovers, with whom you found pleasure, those you loved as well as those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and will strip(A) you in front of them, and they will see you stark naked.(B)

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Take heavy millstones and grind flour.
    Remove your veil, and strip off your robe.
    Expose yourself to public view.[a]
You will be naked and burdened with shame.
    I will take vengeance against you without pity.”

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  1. 47:2 Hebrew Bare your legs; pass through the rivers.

Take millstones(A) and grind(B) flour;
    take off your veil.(C)
Lift up your skirts,(D) bare your legs,
    and wade through the streams.
Your nakedness(E) will be exposed
    and your shame(F) uncovered.
I will take vengeance;(G)
    I will spare no one.(H)

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11 You people in Shaphir,[a]
    go as captives into exile—naked and ashamed.
The people of Zaanan[b]
    dare not come outside their walls.
The people of Beth-ezel[c] mourn,
    for their house has no support.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:11a Shaphir means “pleasant.”
  2. 1:11b Zaanan sounds like the Hebrew term for “come out.”
  3. 1:11c Beth-ezel means “adjoining house.”

11 Pass by naked(A) and in shame,
    you who live in Shaphir.[a]
Those who live in Zaanan[b]
    will not come out.
Beth Ezel is in mourning;
    it no longer protects you.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 1:11 Shaphir means pleasant.
  2. Micah 1:11 Zaanan sounds like the Hebrew for come out.

25 I will turn my jealous anger against you, and they will deal harshly with you. They will cut off your nose and ears, and any survivors will then be slaughtered by the sword. Your children will be taken away as captives, and everything that is left will be burned.

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25 I will direct my jealous anger(A) against you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will cut off your noses and your ears, and those of you who are left will fall by the sword. They will take away your sons and daughters,(B) and those of you who are left will be consumed by fire.(C)

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