Nahum 2:13

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

11Emptiness, desolation, waste! Heart melting, knees buckling, anguish in all the loins, all their faces grown pale! 12Where is the lions’ den, the feeding place for young lions— where the lion went for a lion’s cub— with nothing to disturb them? The lion rips enough for his cubs, strangles prey for his lionesses. Yes, he fills his den with prey, his lair with torn flesh. 14“Here I am against you” —it is a declaration of Adonai-Tzva’ot— “I will burn up her chariots in smoke. A sword will devour your young lions. I will cut them off from the land of your prey, and the voice of your messengers will no longer be heard.”

Nahum 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• against thee, saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• and I will burnבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: burnH1197
• her chariotsרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
• in the smokeעָשָׁן‛âshân · smokeH6227
• and the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• shall devourאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• thy young lionsכְּפִירkephîyr · lionH3715
• and I will cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: cutH3772
• thy preyטֶ֫רֶףţereph · preyH2964
• from the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• of thy messengersמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messengerH4397
• shall no more be heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085

Cross-references for Nahum 2:13

• Nahum 3:5Behold, I am against you —it is a declaration of Adonai-Tzva’ot— I will lift your skirts over your face, I will show nations your nakedness and kingdoms your disgrace.
• Jeremiah 21:13“Here I am, against you, situated in the valley, a rocky plateau”—it is a declaration of Adonai—“You are saying, ‘Who would come down against us? Who would enter into our lairs?’
• Jeremiah 50:31“Look, I am against you, arrogant one” —declares my Lord Adonai-Tzva’ot— “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.
• Jeremiah 51:25“Beware! I am against you, destroyer of the Mount!” —it is a declaration of Adonai— “Destroyer of all the land— I will stretch out My hand at you, roll you down from the cliffs, and make you a burning hill.
• Ezekiel 5:8therefore thus says Adonai Elohim: Behold, I in turn am against you. I will execute judgments among you in the sight of the nations.
• Ezekiel 26:3Therefore thus says Adonai Elohim: Behold, I am against you, Tyre. I will bring up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves.
• Ezekiel 28:22Say, thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘Behold, I am against you, Zidon. I will be glorified in your midst. They will know that I am Adonai, when I execute judgments in her, and show my holiness through her.
• Ezekiel 29:3speak and say, thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh King of Egypt, the great crocodile lying in his rivers, who says: “My Nile is my own —I made it for myself.”
• Ezekiel 35:3Say to it, thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘Behold, I am against you, Mount Seir. I will stretch out My hand over you and make you utterly desolate.
• Ezekiel 38:3and say, thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘Behold, I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.
• Ezekiel 39:1“You, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say, thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘Behold, I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.
• Joshua 11:9Joshua did to them as Adonai had instructed him—he hamstrung their horses and burnt their ­chariots with fire.
• 2 Kings 19:23Through your servants, you have blasphemed my Lord and said: ‘With my many chariots I have climbed to the heights of the mountains, to the remotest parts of Lebanon! I cut down its tall cedars and choice cypress trees. I have gone to its farthest lodge, its thickest forest.
• Psalms 46:9Come, see the works of Adonai, who brings devastations on the earth.
• Isaiah 31:8“Then Assyria will fall, not by a sword of man, so a sword not of man will devour him and he will flee from the sword. His young men will be put to forced labor.
• Isaiah 37:36Then the angel of Adonai went out and struck down 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp. When the men arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

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

In the dictionaries

• Lord of Hosts
• Devour
• Empty
• Hole
• Justle
• 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