Nahum 2:13

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Nahum 2:13 in Multiple Translations

Berean Standard Bible BSB

“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will send your chariots up in smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard.”

King James Version KJV

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.

American Standard Version ASV

Behold, I am against thee, saith Jehovah 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.

Bible in Basic English BBE

See, I am against you, says the Lord of armies, and I will have your war-carriages burned in the smoke, and your young lions will be food for the sword: you will no longer get your food by force on the earth, and the voice of your she-lions will be stopped for ever.

Free Bible Version FBV

Watch out! For I am against you, declares the Lord Almighty. I will set fire to your chariots and they will go up in smoke. Your strong young men will be killed by the sword. I will stop you plundering other peoples. The demands of your ambassadors will no longer be heard.

Geneva Bible 1599 GNV

Beholde, I come vnto thee, sayeth the Lord of hostes, and I will burne her charets in the smoke, and the sworde shall deuoure thy yong lyons, and I will cut off thy spoyle from the earth, and the voyce of thy messengers shall no more be heard.

Young's Literal Translation YLT

Lo, I [am] against thee, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, And I have burned in smoke its chariot, And thy young lions consume doth a sword, And I have cut off from the land thy prey, And not heard any more is the voice of thy messengers!

World English Bible WEB

“Behold, I am against you,” says the LORD of Armies, “and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions; and I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers will no longer be heard.”

Noah Webster Bible WBS

Douay-Rheims 1899 DRV

Behold I come against thee, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will burn thy chariots even to smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey out of the land, and the voice of thy messengers shall be heard no more.

Translation for Translators T4T

The Commander of the armies of angels says to the people of Nineveh, “I am opposed to you; I will cause your chariots to be burned in fires and go up in smoke. Your young men will be killed with swords. Your soldiers will never again conquer other nations and seize their valuable possessions. Your messengers will never again take messages to other nations, demanding that their armies surrender to them.”

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Nahum 2:13 Interlinear (Deep Study)

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HEB אַרְיֵ֤ה טֹרֵף֙ בְּ/דֵ֣י גֹֽרוֹתָ֔י/ו וּ/מְחַנֵּ֖ק לְ/לִבְאֹתָ֑י/ו וַ/יְמַלֵּא טֶ֣רֶף חֹרָ֔י/ו וּ/מְעֹֽנֹתָ֖י/ו טְרֵפָֽה

אַרְיֵ֤ה ʼărîy H738 lion N-ms

טֹרֵף֙ ṭâraph H2963 to tear V-Qal

בְּ/דֵ֣י day H1767 sufficiency Prep | N-ms

גֹֽרוֹתָ֔י/ו gôwr H1484 whelp N-mp | Suff

וּ/מְחַנֵּ֖ק chânaq H2614 to strangle Conj | V-Piel

לְ/לִבְאֹתָ֑י/ו lâbîyʼ H3833 lion Prep | N-cp | Suff

וַ/יְמַלֵּא mâlêʼ H4390 to fill Conj | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms

טֶ֣רֶף ṭereph H2964 prey N-ms

חֹרָ֔י/ו chôwr H2356 hole N-mp | Suff

וּ/מְעֹֽנֹתָ֖י/ו mᵉʻôwnâh H4585 habitation Conj | N-cp | Suff

טְרֵפָֽה ṭᵉrêphâh H2966 torn animal N-fs

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Hebrew Word Reference — Nahum 2:13

אַרְיֵ֤ה ʼărîy H738 "lion" N-ms

In biblical times, a lion was a symbol of strength and power, and is often mentioned in stories like Daniel in the lions' den. The word for lion appears in various forms, including pictures or images of lions, and is used in books like 1 Kings and 2 Kings.

Definition: 1) lion 1a) pictures or images of lions

Usage: Occurs in 71 OT verses. KJV: (young) lion, [phrase] pierce (from the margin). See also: Genesis 49:9; Proverbs 22:13; Psalms 7:3.

טֹרֵף֙ ṭâraph H2963 "to tear" V-Qal

This Hebrew word means to tear or pull something apart, and it can also mean to provide food. In the Bible, it appears in Exodus 22:13 and Proverbs 30:14. It describes an act of violence or providing for someone.

Definition: 1) to tear, rend, pluck 1a) (Qal) to tear, rend 1b) (Niphal) to be torn in pieces 1c) (Poal) to be torn in pieces 1d) (Hiphil) to provide food

Usage: Occurs in 22 OT verses. KJV: catch, [idiom] without doubt, feed, ravin, rend in pieces, [idiom] surely, tear (in pieces). See also: Genesis 37:33; Proverbs 30:8; Psalms 7:3.

בְּ/דֵ֣י day H1767 "sufficiency" Prep | N-ms

This word means enough or sufficiency, like having enough food or water. It is used in phrases like 'according to the abundance of' in 2 Corinthians. The KJV translates it as 'enough' or 'sufficient'.

Definition: 1) sufficiency, enough 1a) enough 1b) for, according to the abundance of, out of the abundance of, as often as

Usage: Occurs in 35 OT verses. KJV: able, according to, after (ability), among, as (oft as), (more than) enough, from, in, since, (much as is) sufficient(-ly), too much, very, when. See also: Exodus 36:5; Nehemiah 5:8; Proverbs 25:16.

גֹֽרוֹתָ֔י/ו gôwr H1484 "whelp" N-mp | Suff

This word refers to a lion cub, emphasizing its youth and inexperience. It is often used to describe the early stages of life, like a young lion still learning to survive. The Bible uses this word to convey vulnerability and dependence.

Definition: whelp

Usage: Occurs in 2 OT verses. KJV: whelp. See also: Jeremiah 51:38; Nahum 2:13.

וּ/מְחַנֵּ֖ק chânaq H2614 "to strangle" Conj | V-Piel

This Hebrew verb means to strangle or choke, like the desperate act of Judas hanging himself in Matthew 27:5. It can also mean to throttle or constrict. The KJV Bible translates it as 'hang self' or 'strangle'.

Definition: 1) to strangle, strangle oneself 1a) (Niphal) to strangle oneself 1b) (Piel) to strangle

Usage: Occurs in 2 OT verses. KJV: hang self, strangle. See also: 2 Samuel 17:23; Nahum 2:13.

לְ/לִבְאֹתָ֑י/ו lâbîyʼ H3833 "lion" Prep | N-cp | Suff

The Hebrew word for lion, this term refers to a fierce lioness. It's used in the Bible to describe powerful animals, like the ones in the stories of Daniel and David. The word is about strength and power.

Definition: lion

Usage: Occurs in 14 OT verses. KJV: (great, old, stout) lion, lioness, young (lion). See also: Genesis 49:9; Isaiah 5:29; Psalms 57:5.

וַ/יְמַלֵּא mâlêʼ H4390 "to fill" Conj | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms

To fill means to make something full or complete, like filling a container or fulfilling a promise. This word is used in many contexts, including being full of joy or having a job completed.

Definition: 1) to fill, be full 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be full 1a1a) fulness, abundance (participle) 1a1b) to be full, be accomplished, be ended 1a2) to consecrate, fill the hand 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be filled, be armed, be satisfied 1b2) to be accomplished, be ended 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to fill 1c2) to satisfy 1c3) to fulfil, accomplish, complete 1c4) to confirm 1d) (Pual) to be filled 1e) (Hithpael) to mass themselves against Aramaic equivalent: me.la (מְלָא "to fill" H4391)

Usage: Occurs in 242 OT verses. KJV: accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, satisfy, set, space, take a (hand-) full, [phrase] have wholly. See also: Genesis 1:22; 2 Chronicles 16:14; Psalms 10:7.

טֶ֣רֶף ṭereph H2964 "prey" N-ms

This word refers to something that has been torn apart, like prey or food. In Genesis 49:27 and Isaiah 18:6, it describes the spoils of war or the leftovers of a predator's meal.

Definition: 1) prey, food, leaf 1a) prey 1b) food 1c) leaf

Usage: Occurs in 23 OT verses. KJV: leaf, meat, prey, spoil. See also: Genesis 49:9; Isaiah 5:29; Psalms 76:5.

חֹרָ֔י/ו chôwr H2356 "hole" N-mp | Suff

This word means a hole or cave, often describing a natural opening or hiding place in the Bible.

Definition: hole, cave

Usage: Occurs in 7 OT verses. KJV: cave, hole. See also: 1 Samuel 14:11; Song of Solomon 5:4; Zechariah 14:12.

וּ/מְעֹֽנֹתָ֖י/ו mᵉʻôwnâh H4585 "habitation" Conj | N-cp | Suff

This word refers to a place where someone or something lives, like a den for animals or a dwelling place for God, and can also mean a refuge or asylum.

Definition: 1) dwelling, habitation, refuge 1a) den, lair (of animals) 1b) dwelling-place (of God) (fig.)

Usage: Occurs in 10 OT verses. KJV: den, habitation, (dwelling) place, refuge. See also: Deuteronomy 33:27; Song of Solomon 4:8; Psalms 76:3.

טְרֵפָֽה ṭᵉrêphâh H2966 "torn animal" N-fs

This word refers to an animal that has been torn apart by another animal. In Exodus 22:13 and Leviticus 7:24, it describes the remains of an animal that has been attacked by a predator.

Definition: that which is torn, animal torn (by beasts)

Usage: Occurs in 9 OT verses. KJV: ravin, (that which was) torn (of beasts, in pieces). See also: Genesis 31:39; Leviticus 17:15; Nahum 2:13.

Study Notes — Nahum 2:13

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Sermons on Nahum 2:13

Context — The Overthrow of Nineveh

11Where is the lions’ lair or the feeding ground of the young lions, where the lion and lioness prowled with their cubs, with nothing to frighten them away? 12The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey.

13“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will reduce your chariots to cinders, and the sword will devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard.”

Cross References

	Reference	Text (BSB)
1	Jeremiah 21:13	Behold, I am against you who dwell above the valley, atop the rocky plateau— declares the LORD— you who say, “Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?”
2	Psalms 46:9	He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire.
3	Nahum 3:5	“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.
4	2 Kings 19:23	Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest outposts, the densest of its forests.
5	Isaiah 49:24–25	Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered? Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away, and the plunder of the tyrant will be retrieved; I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children.
6	2 Kings 19:9	Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “Look, he has set out to fight against you.” So Sennacherib again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
7	Joshua 11:9	Joshua treated them as the LORD had told him; he hamstrung their horses and burned up their chariots.
8	Nahum 3:1	Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without prey.
9	Ezekiel 5:8	Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself am against you, Jerusalem, and I will execute judgments among you in the sight of the nations.
10	2 Kings 18:27–35	But the Rabshakeh replied, “Has my master sent me to speak these words only to you and your master, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are destined with you to eat their own dung and drink their own urine?” Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria! This is what the king says: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you; he cannot deliver you from my hand. Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’ Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree, and drink water from his own cistern, until I come and take you away to a land like your own—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey—so that you may live and not die. But do not listen to Hezekiah, for he misleads you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria? Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand? Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hand? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?”

Sermons on Nahum 2:13

	Sermon	Description
	Mid South Conference 1981-12 Ezekiel 34: by Lew Clarkson	In this sermon, the speaker reflects on the fleeting nature of life and the importance of giving while still alive. He shares a personal story of a trip to Las Vegas and witnessing
	Standing Firm in Unsettling Times by Skip Heitzig	In this sermon, the speaker reflects on the recent events that have taken place and compares them to a movie trailer, a preview of what is to come. He divides the psalm into three
	Therefore Pray by Don McClure	In this sermon, the speaker reflects on the marvel of God's plan and the importance of having a deep relationship with Him. The sermon begins by discussing the desire for an exchan
	Your Battle Is the Lord’s (See 2 Chronicles 20:15) by David Wilkerson	David Wilkerson emphasizes that the battles we face are ultimately the Lord's, not ours. He draws from 2 Chronicles 20, where King Jehoshaphat and his people seek God in the face o
	Leave the Battle in God's Hands by David Wilkerson	David Wilkerson emphasizes the importance of leaving our battles in God's hands, reminding us that He is the one who makes wars cease, as stated in Psalms 46:9. He explains that th
	Christ All in All by D.L. Moody	D.L. Moody emphasizes that Christ is everything to those who truly find Him, serving as our Savior, Redeemer, Deliverer, Leader, Light, Teacher, Shepherd, and Burden-bearer. He pas
	Nineveh and Her Testimony by Horatius Bonar	Horatius Bonar emphasizes the significance of Nineveh's repentance as a powerful testimony to the present generation, contrasting it with the indifference of contemporary society.