16:37 gather them against you. She sought the loyalty and affection of her lovers; but instead, they become the instruments of her humiliation and punishment. Though the nations were used by God to punish His people, they would bear the guilt of the sins they committed (ch. 25; Is. 10:5, 12; Zech. 1:14, 15); see note 14:9.

uncover your nakedness. Public degradation by exposing the nakedness of prostitutes or adulteresses is also mentioned in Jer. 13:22, 26; Hos. 2:10; Nah. 3:5.