Nahum 1:11

1:11 From you, O Nineveh, ¹  one has marched forth who plots evil against the Lord,

a wicked military strategist. ² 

Nahum 3:6

3:6 I will pelt you with filth; ³ 

I will treat you with contempt;

I will make you a public spectacle.

[1:11]  ¹ tn The words “O Nineveh” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity. The preceding pronoun is feminine singular, indicating the personified city is in view. See 2:1 (2:2 HT).

[1:11]  ² tn Heb “a counselor of wickedness”; NASB “a wicked counselor”; NAB “the scoundrel planner.”

[3:6]  ³ tn Heb “detestable things”; KJV, ASV “abominable filth”; NCV “filthy garbage.”