New American Standard Bible 1995
Nahum 2:13
13“Behold, 1I am against you,” declares the Lord of hosts. “I will 2burn up her chariots in smoke, a sword will devour your young lions; I will 3cut off your prey from the land, and no longer will the voice of your messengers be heard.”
Nahum 2:13 in other versions
- 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.
- New International Version (NIV)“I am against you,” declares the Lord Almighty. “I will burn up your chariots in smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions. I will leave you no prey on the earth. The voices of your messengers will no longer be heard.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, I am against you, declares the Lord of hosts, and I will burn your chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall no longer be heard.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Behold, I am against you,” says the Lord of hosts, “I will burn your chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions; I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall be heard no more.”
Context of Nahum 2:13
11Where is the den of the lions And the feeding place of the young lions, Where the lion, lioness and lion’s cub prowled, With nothing to disturb them? 12The lion tore enough for his cubs, Killed enough for his lionesses, And filled his lairs with prey And his dens with torn flesh. “Behold, I am against you,” declares the Lord of hosts. “I will burn up her chariots in smoke, a sword will devour your young lions; I will cut off your prey from the land, and no longer will the voice of your messengers be heard.”
Read all of Nahum 2Nahum 2:13 word by word
הִנְנִ֣י אֵלַ֗יִךְ נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת וְהִבְעַרְתִּ֤י בֶֽעָשָׁן֙ רִכְבָּ֔הּ וּכְפִירַ֖יִךְ תֹּ֣אכַל חָ֑רֶב וְהִכְרַתִּ֤י מֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙ טַרְפֵּ֔ךְ וְלֹֽא־יִשָּׁמַ֥ע ע֖וֹד ק֥וֹל מַלְאָכֵֽכֵה׃ סRead the interlinear
- Beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
- I am againstאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- you,” declaresנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
- burnבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: burnH1197
- up her chariotsרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
- in smokeעָשָׁן‛âshân · smokeH6227
- a swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
- will devourאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- your youngכְּפִירkephîyr · lionH3715
- lionsכְּפִירkephîyr · lionH3715
- cutכָּרַתkârath · to cut: cutH3772
- offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: cutH3772
- your preyטֶ֫רֶףţereph · preyH2964
- from the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- and noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- longerעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
- will the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
- of your messengersמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messengerH4397
- be heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
Cross-references for Nahum 2:13
- Nahum 3:5“Behold, I am against you,” declares the Lord of hosts; “And I will lift up your skirts over your face, And show to the nations your nakedness And to the kingdoms your disgrace.
- Jeremiah 21:13“Behold, I am against you, O valley dweller, O rocky plain,” declares the Lord, “You men who say, ‘Who will come down against us? Or who will enter into our habitations?’
- Jeremiah 50:31“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” Declares the Lord God of hosts, “For your day has come, The time when I will punish you.
- Jeremiah 51:25“Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, Who destroys the whole earth,” declares the Lord, “And I will stretch out My hand against you, And roll you down from the crags, And I will make you a burnt out mountain.
- Ezekiel 5:8therefore, thus says the Lord God, ‘Behold, I, even I, am against you, and I will execute judgments among you in the sight of the nations.
- Ezekiel 26:3therefore thus says the Lord God, ‘Behold, I am against you, O Tyre, and I will bring up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves.
- Ezekiel 28:22and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, And I will be glorified in your midst. Then they will know that I am the Lord when I execute judgments in her, And I will manifest My holiness in her.
- Ezekiel 29:3Speak and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, The great monster that lies in the midst of his rivers, That has said, ‘My Nile is mine, and I myself have made it.’
- Ezekiel 35:3and say to it, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am against you, Mount Seir, And I will stretch out My hand against you And make you a desolation and a waste.
- Ezekiel 38:3and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal.
- Ezekiel 39:1“And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal;
- Joshua 11:9Joshua did to them as the Lord had told him; he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.
- 2 Kings 19:23Through your messengers you have reproached the Lord, And you have said, “With my many chariots I came up to the heights of the mountains, To the remotest parts of Lebanon; And I cut down its tall cedars and its choice cypresses. And I entered its farthest lodging place, its thickest forest.
- Psalms 46:9He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariots with fire.
- Isaiah 31:8And the Assyrian will fall by a sword not of man, And a sword not of man will devour him. So he will not escape the sword, And his young men will become forced laborers.
- Isaiah 37:36Then the angel of the Lord went out and struck 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians; and when men arose early in the morning, behold, all of these were dead.
Commentaries on Nahum 2:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Behold, I am against thee - Assyria, and Nineveh its capital. I will deal with you as you have dealt with others. The voice of thy messengers - Announcing thy splendid victories, and the vast spoils taken - shall no more be heard - thou and thy riches, and ill-got spoils, shall perish together.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Behold I, Myself, am against thee - (Literally, “toward thee”). God, in His long-suffering, had, as it were, looked away from him; now He looked toward (as in Psalm 37:20) him, and in His sight what wicked one should stand? “Saith the Lord of hosts,” whose power is infinite and He changes not, and all the armies of heaven, the truly angels and evil spirits and men are in His Hand, whereto He directs or overrules them. “And I will burn her chariots in the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-13Verses 11-13 The kings of Assyria had long been terrible and cruel to their neighbours, but the Lord would destroy their power. Many plead as an excuse for rapine and fraud, that they have families to provide for; but what is thus obtained will never do them any good. Those that fear the Lord, and get honestly what they have, shall not want for themselves and theirs. It is just with God to deprive those of children, or of comfort in them, who take sinful…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Examples of the voices of Assyria’s proud messengers are in 2 Kings 18:19–19:13.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. burn ... in the smoke--or (so as to pass) "into smoke," that is, "entirely" [Maurer], (Psa 37:20; 46:9). Calvin, like English Version, explains, As soon as the flame catches, and the fire smokes, by the mere smoke I will burn her chariots. cut off thy prey from the earth--Thou shalt no more carry off prey from the nations of the earth. the voice of thy messengers ... no more ... heard--No more shall thy emissaries be heard throughout thy provinces…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Nahum 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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