Nahum 3:6

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Nahum 3:6 in Multiple Translations

Berean Standard Bible BSB

I will pelt you with filth and treat you with contempt; I will make a spectacle of you.

King James Version KJV

And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock.

American Standard Version ASV

And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazing-stock.

Bible in Basic English BBE

I will make you completely disgusting and full of shame, and will put you up to be looked at by all.

Free Bible Version FBV

I will throw filth at you. I will treat you with contempt, and make a spectacle of you.

Geneva Bible 1599 GNV

And I will cast filth vpon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gasing stocke.

Young's Literal Translation YLT

And I have cast upon thee abominations, And dishonoured thee, and made thee as a sight.

World English Bible WEB

I will throw abominable filth on you and make you vile, and will make you a spectacle.

Noah Webster Bible WBS

And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazing-stock.

Douay-Rheims 1899 DRV

And I will cast abominations upon thee, and will disgrace thee, and will make an example of thee.

Translation for Translators T4T

I will cause rubbish/garbage to be thrown at you; I will show others that I despise you very much, and I will cause you to be publicly ridiculed.

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Nahum 3:6 Interlinear (Deep Study)

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HEB וְ/הִשְׁלַכְתִּ֥י עָלַ֛יִ/ךְ שִׁקֻּצִ֖ים וְ/נִבַּלְתִּ֑י/ךְ וְ/שַׂמְתִּ֖י/ךְ כְּ/רֹֽאִי

וְ/הִשְׁלַכְתִּ֥י shâlak H7993 to throw Conj | V-Hiphil-Perf-1cs

עָלַ֛יִ/ךְ ʻal H5921 upon Prep | Suff

שִׁקֻּצִ֖ים shiqqûwts H8251 abomination N-mp

וְ/נִבַּלְתִּ֑י/ךְ nâbêl H5034 be senseless Conj | V-Piel-Perf-1cs | Suff

וְ/שַׂמְתִּ֖י/ךְ sûwm H7760 to set Conj | V-Qal-Perf-1cs | Suff

כְּ/רֹֽאִי rŏʼîy H7210 sight Prep | N-ms

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Hebrew Word Reference — Nahum 3:6

וְ/הִשְׁלַכְתִּ֥י shâlak H7993 "to throw" Conj | V-Hiphil-Perf-1cs

To throw or cast away is the meaning of this Hebrew verb. It is used in various contexts, including throwing lots or casting out something unwanted. The word appears in stories like Jonah being thrown into the sea.

Definition: 1) to throw, cast, hurl, fling 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to throw, cast, throw away, cast off, shed, cast down 1a2) to cast (lots) (fig) 1b) (Hophal) 1b1) to be thrown, be cast 1b2) to be cast forth or out 1b3) to be cast down 1b4) to be cast (metaph)

Usage: Occurs in 121 OT verses. KJV: adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw. See also: Genesis 21:15; Nehemiah 9:11; Psalms 2:3.

עָלַ֛יִ/ךְ ʻal H5921 "upon" Prep | Suff

This Hebrew word means on or above something, like a physical object or a situation. It can also imply a sense of responsibility or accountability, as in being on behalf of someone.

Definition: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative)

Usage: Occurs in 4493 OT verses. KJV: above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with. See also: Genesis 1:2; Genesis 24:13; Genesis 41:33.

שִׁקֻּצִ֖ים shiqqûwts H8251 "abomination" N-mp

This word describes something disgusting or filthy, often referring to idol worship, as seen in Deuteronomy's warnings against false gods.

Definition: detestable thing or idol, abominable thing, abomination, idol, detested thing

Usage: Occurs in 26 OT verses. KJV: abominable filth (idol, -ation), detestable (thing). See also: Deuteronomy 29:16; Ezekiel 7:20; Isaiah 66:3.

וְ/נִבַּלְתִּ֑י/ךְ nâbêl H5034 "be senseless" Conj | V-Piel-Perf-1cs | Suff

To wither means to lose strength or fade away, and can also describe someone acting foolishly or wickedly. It is used to convey a sense of decline or failure.

Definition: 1) to be senseless, be foolish 1a) (Qal) to be foolish 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to regard or treat as foolish 1b2) to treat with contempt

Usage: Occurs in 21 OT verses. KJV: disgrace, dishounour, lightly esteem, fade (away, -ing), fall (down, -ling, off), do foolishly, come to nought, [idiom] surely, make vile, wither. See also: Exodus 18:18; Isaiah 28:1; Psalms 1:3.

וְ/שַׂמְתִּ֖י/ךְ sûwm H7760 "to set" Conj | V-Qal-Perf-1cs | Suff

This Hebrew word means to put or place something, and is used in many different ways in the Bible, such as to appoint or determine something. It is first used in Genesis to describe God's creation. In the KJV, it is translated as 'appoint' or 'set' in various contexts.

Definition: : make/establish 1) to put, place, set, appoint, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on 1a2) to set, direct, direct toward 1a2a) to extend (compassion) (fig) 1a3) to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix 1a4) to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix 1a5) to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give 1b) (Hiphil) to set or make for a sign 1c) (Hophal) to be set

Usage: Occurs in 550 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase] name, [idiom] on, ordain, order, [phrase] paint, place, preserve, purpose, put (on), [phrase] regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set (on, up), shew, [phrase] stedfastly, take, [idiom] tell, [phrase] tread down, (over-)turn, [idiom] wholly, work. See also: Genesis 2:8; Leviticus 20:5; 1 Samuel 21:13.

כְּ/רֹֽאִי rŏʼîy H7210 "sight" Prep | N-ms

This Hebrew word for sight refers to seeing or looking, and can describe a vision or a spectacle. In the Bible, it is used to describe gazing at something. It appears in various forms, including seeing and appearance.

Definition: 1) looking, appearance, seeing, sight 1a) seeing 1b) appearance 1c) sight, spectacle

Usage: Occurs in 5 OT verses. KJV: gazingstock, look to, (that) see(-th). See also: Genesis 16:13; Job 7:8; Nahum 3:6.

Study Notes — Nahum 3:6

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Sermons on Nahum 3:6

Context — Judgment on Nineveh

4because of the many harlotries of the harlot, the seductive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft. 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.

6I will pelt you with filth and treat you with contempt; I will make a spectacle of you.

7Then all who see you will recoil from you and say, ‘Nineveh is devastated; who will grieve for her?’ Where can I find comforters for you?” 8Are you better than Thebes, stationed by the Nile with water around her, whose rampart was the sea, whose wall was the water?

Cross References

	Reference	Text (BSB)
1	Malachi 2:9	“So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”
2	Jeremiah 51:37	Babylon will become a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals, an object of horror and scorn, without inhabitant.
3	Job 9:31	then You would plunge me into the pit, and even my own clothes would despise me.
4	Job 30:8	A senseless and nameless brood, they were driven off the land.
5	1 Corinthians 4:9	For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.
6	Psalms 38:5–7	My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly. I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning. For my loins are full of burning pain, and no soundness remains in my body.
7	Hebrews 10:33	Sometimes you were publicly exposed to ridicule and persecution; at other times you were partners with those who were so treated.
8	Nahum 1:14	The LORD has issued a command concerning you, O Nineveh: “There will be no descendants to carry on your name. I will cut off the carved image and cast idol from the house of your gods; I will prepare your grave, for you are contemptible.”
9	Isaiah 14:16–19	Those who see you will stare; they will ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble, who turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the captives return to their homes?” All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb. But you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch, covered by those slain with the sword, and dumped into a rocky pit like a carcass trampled underfoot.
10	Lamentations 3:16	He has ground my teeth with gravel and trampled me in the dust.

Sermons on Nahum 3:6

	Sermon	Description
	Malachi 2:9 by Chuck Smith	Chuck Smith addresses the spiritual condition of the people of Israel after their return from captivity, emphasizing their lack of reverence for God and the corruption among the pr
	Winter Afore Harvest or the Soul's Growth in Grace - Part 2 by J.C. Philpot	J.C. Philpot preaches about the journey of hope in the soul, comparing it to a bud that blossoms into a flower under the genial ray of God's countenance. He emphasizes the importan
	6) Blessings and 6 Barriers by George Verwer	In this sermon, the speaker discusses the fourth barrier to the preaching of the word of God, which he calls the gossip barrier. He emphasizes that bad news spreads faster than goo
	Dedication Realized by Devern Fromke	In this sermon, the preacher discusses the concept of dedication in the context of the word of God. He emphasizes the challenges faced by those who dare to step out of line and pio
	(Suffering in the Christian Life) 4. Suffering as Testing by Roy Hession	In this sermon, the preacher reflects on the challenges and trials faced by the apostles and Christians. He emphasizes their role as fools for Christ's sake, contrasting their weak
	6 Blessings + 6 Barriers by George Verwer	In this sermon, the speaker discusses six blessings and six barriers in the work of OM (Operation Mobilization). The first blessing is the power of the Holy Spirit, which enables b
	Make Your Life Count 5 by George Verwer	In this sermon, A.W. Tozer emphasizes the importance of spreading the gospel and evangelizing to the regions beyond. He quotes Paul in 1 Corinthians 4:9, highlighting the sacrifice