Nahum 2:12

The lion, used to tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and to strangle for his lionesses,—and then fill with prey his holes, and his lairs with what he had torn.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

11Where is the lair of the lions? Yea the very feeding-place of the young lions,—where walked the lion, the lioness, the lion’s whelp, with none to make them afraid?

13Behold me! against thee, Declareth Yahweh of hosts, Therefore will I burn up in smoke her chariots, and, thy young lions, shall be devoured by the sword,—so will I cut off, out of the earth, thy prey, nor shall be heard any more, the voice of thine envoy.

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Cross References

Isaiah 10:6Against an irreligious nation, will I send him, Yea against the people with whom I am wroth, will I command him,—To capture spoil And lay hold on prey, And cause them to be trodden down as the mire of the lanes.

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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