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Nahum 2:13

The 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.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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 thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.

In Context

12Where 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

14Hineni, I am against thee [O Nineveh], saith Hashem Tzva'os, and I will burn your chariots in the smoke, and the cherev shall devour thy young lions; and I will cut off thy prey from ha'aretz, and the voice of thy malachim (messengers) shall no more be heard.

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Cross References

Joshua 11:9And Yehoshua did unto them just as Hashem directed him; he lamed their susim, and burned their merkevot with eish.

2 Kings 18:19And Rav Shakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Chizkiyah, Thus saith HaMelech Hagadol, Melech Ashur; What bitachon (confidence) is this wherein thou trustest?

2 Kings 19:9And he heard concerning Tirhakah Melech Kush, Hinei, he is come forth to make war with thee; and when he heard it, he sent malachim again unto Chizkiyah, saying,

2 Chronicles 32:9After this did Sancheriv melech Assyria send his avadim to Yerushalayim, (but he himself laid siege against Lakhish, with all his forces with him,) unto Chizkiyahu (Yechizkiyahu) Melech Yehudah, and unto kol Yehudah that were in Yerushalayim, saying,

Psalms 46:9Come, behold the works of Hashem, 1 what desolations He hath made in ha'aretz. 1

Isaiah 33:1Hoy (woe, doom) to thee that destroyest, and thou wast not destroyed; 1 and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously as a boged (traitor, treacherous person) with thee! 1 When thou shalt cease to destroy, thou shalt be destroyed; 1 and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously as a boged with thee. 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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