Nahum 2:12

Where is the ma'on arayot (den of lions), 1 and the feeding place of the young lions, 1 where the aryeh, even the lioness, 1 walked with their cubs, and none made them afraid? 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.

In Context

11She is empty, and void, and stripped; 1 and the lev melteth, 1 and the knees give way, 1 bodies tremble, 1 and the faces of them all grow pale. 1

13The aryeh did tear in pieces enough for his cubs, 1 and strangled for his lionesses, 1 and filled his lairs with prey, 1 and his dens with torn flesh.

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Cross References

Isaiah 10:6I will send him against a Goy Chanef, 1 and against the people of My wrath will I give him a charge, 1 to take the spoil, and to take the plunder, 1 and to tread them down like the chomer chutzot (mire of the streets). 1

Matthew Henry on Nahum 2:12-13

The Judgment of Nineveh. ( b. c. 710.) 11 Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feeding-place of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid? 12 The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin. 13 Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off… Read the whole commentary →

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