Jeremiah 13:26
New International Version
I will pull up your skirts over your face that your shame may be seen—

New Living Translation
I myself will strip you and expose you to shame.

English Standard Version
I myself will lift up your skirts over your face, and your shame will be seen.

Berean Standard Bible
So I will pull your skirts up over your face, that your shame may be seen.

King James Bible
Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear.

New King James Version
Therefore I will uncover your skirts over your face, That your shame may appear.

New American Standard Bible
“So I Myself have stripped your skirts off over your face, So that your shame will be seen.

NASB 1995
“So I Myself have also stripped your skirts off over your face, That your shame may be seen.

NASB 1977
“So I Myself have also stripped your skirts off over your face, That your shame may be seen.

Legacy Standard Bible
So I Myself have also stripped your skirts off over your face, That your disgrace may be seen.

Amplified Bible
“So I Myself will throw your skirts up over your face, That your shame may be exposed [publicly].

Christian Standard Bible
I will pull your skirts up over your face so that your shame might be seen.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will pull your skirts up over your face so that your shame might be seen.

American Standard Version
Therefore will I also uncover thy skirts upon thy face, and thy shame shall appear.

Contemporary English Version
You were married to me, but you were unfaithful. You even became a prostitute by worshiping disgusting gods on hilltops and in fields.

English Revised Version
Therefore will I also discover thy skirts upon thy face, and thy shame shall appear.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will also tear off your clothes, and your shame will be seen.

Good News Translation
The LORD himself will strip off your clothes and expose you to shame.

International Standard Version
I'll also pull your skirt up over your face, so your shame will be seen,

Majority Standard Bible
So I will pull your skirts up over your face, that your shame may be seen.

NET Bible
So I will pull your skirt up over your face and expose you to shame like a disgraced adulteress!

New Heart English Bible
therefore I will also uncover your skirts on your face, and your shame shall appear.

Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore will I uncover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear.

World English Bible
Therefore I will also uncover your skirts on your face, and your shame will appear.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
I have also made your skirts bare before your face, "" And your shame has been seen.

Young's Literal Translation
I also have made bare thy skirts before thy face, And thy shame hath been seen.

Smith's Literal Translation
And also I uncovered thy skirts upon thy face and thy dishonor was seen.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Wherefore I have also bared my thighs against thy face, and thy shame hath appeared.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, I have even bared your thighs before your face, and your shame has been seen.

New American Bible
I now will strip away your skirts, so that your shame is visible.

New Revised Standard Version
I myself will lift up your skirts over your face, and your shame will be seen.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Therefore I also will cause your skirts to be uncovered and lifted over your face, and your shame shall be seen.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Also I shall roll up your skirts and I shall pull them over your faces and your shame will be seen
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Therefore will I also uncover thy skirts upon thy face, And thy shame shall appear.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
I also will expose thy skirts upon thy face, and thy shame shall be seen;

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Captivity Threatened
25This is your lot, the portion I have measured to you,” declares the LORD, “because you have forgotten Me and trusted in falsehood. 26So I will pull your skirts up over your face, that your shame may be seen. 27Your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution on the hills and in the fields—I have seen your detestable acts. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you remain unclean?”…

Cross References
Isaiah 47:3
Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”

Nahum 3:5
“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show your nakedness to the nations and your shame to the kingdoms.

Hosea 2:10
And then I will expose her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and no one will deliver her out of My hands.

Lamentations 1:8
Jerusalem has sinned greatly; therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away.

Ezekiel 16:37
therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you before them, and they will see you completely naked.

Ezekiel 23:29
They will treat you with hatred, take all for which you have worked, and leave you naked and bare, so that the shame of your prostitution will be exposed. Your indecency and promiscuity

Micah 1:11
Depart in shameful nakedness, O dwellers of Shaphir. The dwellers of Zaanan will not come out. Beth-ezel is in mourning; its support is taken from you.

Isaiah 3:17
the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.”

Isaiah 20:4
so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.

Isaiah 22:8
He has uncovered the defenses of Judah. On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest.

Revelation 3:18
I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.

Revelation 16:15
“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”

2 Corinthians 5:3
because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.

1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.

Luke 12:2-3
There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. / What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.


Treasury of Scripture

Therefore will I discover your skirts on your face, that your shame may appear.

Jeremiah 13:22
And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.

Lamentations 1:8
Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.

Ezekiel 16:37
Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.

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Jeremiah 13
1. By the type of a linen belt, hidden at Euphrates,
9. God prefigures the destruction of his people.
12. By the parable of bottles filled with wine he foretells their drunkenness in misery.
15. He exhorts to prevent their future judgments.
22. He shows their abominations are the cause thereof.














So I will pull
The phrase "So I will pull" indicates a direct action from God. The Hebrew root for "pull" is "gāla," which often conveys the idea of uncovering or revealing. This action is not merely physical but symbolic of exposing hidden sins. In the context of ancient Israel, God is the one who reveals the truth, bringing hidden iniquities to light. This serves as a reminder of God's omniscience and His role as the ultimate judge who sees beyond outward appearances.

your skirts up over your face
The imagery of "your skirts up over your face" is vivid and culturally significant. In ancient Near Eastern culture, clothing was a symbol of dignity and status. To have one's skirts lifted was a metaphor for humiliation and disgrace. The Hebrew word for "skirts" is "kanaph," which can also mean "wing" or "extremity," suggesting something that covers or protects. The act of lifting the skirts signifies the removal of protection and exposure to shame. This metaphor underscores the severity of Israel's unfaithfulness and the resulting divine judgment.

that your shame may be seen
The purpose of this exposure is "that your shame may be seen." The Hebrew word for "shame" is "bōsheth," which conveys a deep sense of disgrace and dishonor. In the biblical context, shame is often associated with sin and the consequences of turning away from God. The public nature of this exposure serves as a warning to others and a call to repentance. It highlights the seriousness of sin and the inevitable consequences of living in disobedience to God's covenant. This phrase serves as a sobering reminder of the importance of living a life that honors God, avoiding actions that lead to spiritual and communal disgrace.

(26) Therefore will I discover . . .--The threat is substantially the same as that in Jeremiah 13:22. The form is verbally identical with that of Nahum 3:5.

Verse 26. - Therefore will I, etc. But the Hebrew is much more forcible, "And I also," etc., implying, as Calvin remarks (comp. Proverbs 1:26), a certain retaliation. Upon thy face; an allusion to Nahum 3:5.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So
וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

I
אֲנִ֛י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

will pull your skirts
שׁוּלַ֖יִךְ (šū·la·yiḵ)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 7757: A skirt, a bottom edge

up
חָשַׂ֥פְתִּי (ḥā·śap̄·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 2834: To strip off, to make naked, to drain away, bail up

over
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

your face,
פָּנָ֑יִךְ (pā·nā·yiḵ)
Noun - common plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 6440: The face

that your shame
קְלוֹנֵֽךְ׃ (qə·lō·w·nêḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 7036: Disgrace, the pudenda

may be seen.
וְנִרְאָ֖ה (wə·nir·’āh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see


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