Charles Ellicott Commentary Jeremiah 13:22

"And if thou say in thy heart, Wherefore are these things come upon me? for the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts uncovered, and thy heels suffer violence." — Jeremiah 13:22 (ASV)

Are thy skirts discovered. —The “skirts,” or flowing train, worn by women of rank, the removal of which was the sign of extreme degradation (Isaiah 20:4; Isaiah 47:2; Ezekiel 23:29; Hosea 2:3; Nahum 3:5).

Thy heels made bare. —Better, outraged, or disgraced, made to walk barefoot, like menial slaves; possibly, like the outcast harlot. Compare Isaiah’s walking naked and barefoot as the symbol of the coming degradation of his people (Isaiah 20:2–4).