Now I will uncover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, And no one shall deliver her from My hand.
Parallel translations
- WEB Now I will uncover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and no one will deliver her out of my hand.
- KJV And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of mine hand.
- BSB And then I will expose her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and no one will deliver her out of My hands.
- NASB “So now I will uncover her lewdness Before the eyes of her lovers, And no one will rescue her from My hand.
- NLT I will strip her naked in public, while all her lovers look on. No one will be able to rescue her from my hands.
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Quick answer
God will publicly expose the nation's shame before her lovers, and no idol will be able to rescue her. The impotence of false gods is laid bare.
Overview
The 'lovers,' the Baals she trusted, are shown powerless to deliver her from God's hand. Public exposure of her lewdness underscores that idolatry leads not to security but to humiliation. The verse declares the central lesson of the chapter: there is no deliverance outside of Yahweh, and every rival to Him will fail those who trust in it.
Cross-references & the web
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- Luke 12:2–3But there is nothing covered up, that will not be revealed, nor hidden, that will not be known.
- Ezek 23:29They will deal with you in hatred, and will take away all your labor, and shall leave you naked and bare. The nakedness of your prostitution will be uncovered, both your lewdness and your prostitution.
- Ezek 16:36–37‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh, “Because your filthiness was poured out, and your nakedness uncovered through your prostitution with your lovers; and because of all the idols of your abominations, and for the blood of your children, that you gave to them;
- Hos 2:3Lest I strip her naked, and make her bare as in the day that she was born, and make her like a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and kill her with thirst.
- Prov 11:21Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
- Isa 3:17therefore the Lord brings sores on the crown of the head of the women of Zion, and Yahweh will make their scalps bald.”
- Jer 13:26Therefore will I also uncover your skirts on your face, and your shame shall appear.
- 1 Cor 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.
- Ps 50:22“Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you into pieces, and there be no one to deliver.
- Hos 5:13–14“When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, Then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound.
- Jer 13:22If you say in your heart, “Why are these things come on me?” For the greatness of your iniquity your skirts are uncovered, and your heels suffer violence.
- Mic 5:8The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, among many peoples, like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep; who, if he goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, and there is no one to deliver.
- Hos 13:7–8Therefore I am like a lion to them. Like a leopard, I will lurk by the path.
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