Nahum 2:13
Behold 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.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Joshua 11:9And Joshua did unto them, as Yahweh had said unto him,—their horses, he ham-strung, and, their chariots, burned he up with fire.
2 Kings 18:19And Rab-shakeh said unto them—Pray you, say unto Hezekiah,—Thus, saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What trust is this wherewith thou dost trust?
2 Kings 19:9And when he heard say of Tirhakah, king of Ethiopia, saying, Lo! he hath come forth to fight with thee,—then he again sent messengers unto Hezekiah, saying—
2 Chronicles 32:9After this, Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants towards Jerusalem, himself, being near Lachish, and all his imperial might with him,—unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that was in Jerusalem, saying:
Psalms 46:9Causing wars to cease unto the end of the earth,—The bow, he shivereth, And breaketh in pieces the spear, war-chariots, burneth he up with fire.
Isaiah 33:1Alas! thou plunderer when, thou, hadst not been plundered, And thou traitor when they had not betrayed thee: When thou hast ceased plundering, thou shalt be plundered, When thou hast left off betraying, they shall betray thee.
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 →