Nahum 2:12

Nahum 2:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)The lion killed enough for his cubs and strangled the prey for his mate, filling his lairs with the kill and his dens with the prey.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The lion tore enough for his cubs and strangled prey for his lionesses; he filled his caves with prey and his dens with torn flesh.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs, Killed for his lionesses, Filled his caves with prey, And his dens with flesh.

Context of Nahum 2:12

10Destruction, devastation, and desolation! Their hearts faint, their knees tremble, each stomach churns, each face turns pale! 11Where now is the den of the lions, the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion, lioness, and lion cub once prowled and no one disturbed them? The lion tore apart as much prey as his cubs needed and strangled prey to provide food for his lionesses; he filled his lairs with prey and his dens with torn flesh. 13“I am against you!” declares the Lord who commands armies: “I will burn your chariots with fire; the sword will devour your young lions; you will no longer prey upon the land; the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard.”

Nahum 2:12 word by word

אַרְיֵ֤ה טֹרֵף֙ בְּדֵ֣י גֹֽרוֹתָ֔יו וּמְחַנֵּ֖ק לְלִבְאֹתָ֑יו וַיְמַלֵּא־טֶ֣רֶף חֹרָ֔יו וּמְעֹֽנֹתָ֖יו טְרֵפָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The lionאֲרִי'ărîy 'aryêh · lionH738
• did tear in piecesטָרַףţâraph · to tearH2963
• enoughדַּיday · sufficiencyH1767
• for his whelpsגּוֹרgôr gôrâh · whelpH1484
• and strangledחָנַקchânaq · to strangleH2614
• for his lionessesלְבִיlâbîy' lebîyâ' lebâ'îym lebâ'ôth · lionH3833
• and filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• his holesחֹרchôr chôr · holeH2356
• with preyטֶ֫רֶףţereph · preyH2964
• and his densמְעֹנָהme‛ônâh me‛ônâh · habitationH4585
• with ravinטְרֵפָהţerêphâh · torn animalH2966

Cross-references for Nahum 2:12

• Psalms 17:12He is like a lion that wants to tear its prey to bits, like a young lion crouching in hidden places.
• Isaiah 10:6I sent him against a godless nation, I ordered him to attack the people with whom I was angry, to take plunder and to carry away loot, to trample them down like dirt in the streets.
• Jeremiah 51:34“King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon devoured me and drove my people out. Like a monster from the deep he swallowed me. He filled his belly with my riches. He made me an empty dish. He completely cleaned me out.”

Commentaries on Nahum 2:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The lion did tear - This verse gives us a striking picture of the manner in which the Assyrian conquests and depredations were carried on. How many people were spoiled to enrich his whelps - his sons, princes, and nobles! How many women were stripped and slain, whose spoils went to decorate his lionesses - his queen, concubines, and mistresses. And they had even more than they could assume; their holes and dens - treasure-houses, palaces, and wardrobes…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. 11-13After describing Nineveh’s fall (Nahum 2:1–10), Nahum includes the first of three taunt songs (see also 3:8–13, 14–19). Taunt songs were a common form of poetry in the ancient Near East. In this song, Nahum uses sharp humor to compare Nineveh to a lion’s den. Sennacherib and other Assyrian kings often compared themselves to lions. They even decorated their palaces with images of lions and scenes of royal lion hunts. However, because God had become…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. prey ... ravin--different kinds of prey. Compare Is 3:1, "the stay and the staff."Read the comment

Topics related to Nahum 2:12

• Lion

In the dictionaries

• Devour
• Empty
• Hole
• Justle
• Lions
• Mightily
• Prophecy
• Rage
• Raven
• Smite

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