Nahum 2:13

“Behold, I am against you,” says Yahweh 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.”

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WEBBE

“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.”

BSB

“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.”

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.

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.

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.

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הִנְנִי hi·ni here I H2005 אֵלַיִךְ 'e·la·yikh [am] against you H413 נְאֻם ne·'um [the] utterance of H5002 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 צְבָאוֹת tze·va·'ot of hosts H6635 וְהִבְעַרְתִּי ve·hiv·'ar·ti and I will burn H1197 בֶעָשָׁן ve·'a·shan in (the) smoke H6227 רִכְבָּהּ rikh·bah chariotry its H7393 וּכְפִירַיִךְ u·khe·fi·ra·yikh and young lions your H3715 תֹּאכַל to·khal it will consume H398 חָרֶב cha·rev [the] sword H2719 וְהִכְרַתִּי ve·hikh·ra·ti and I will cut off H3772 מֵאֶרֶץ me·'e·retz from [the] earth H776 טַרְפֵּךְ tar·pekh prey your H2964 וְלֹא־ ve·lo'- and not H3808 יִשָּׁמַע yi·sha·ma' it will be heard H8085 עוֹד od again H5750 קוֹל kol [the] voice of H6963 מַלְאָכֵכֵה ס mal·'a·khe·kheh messengers your H4397

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 courses to enrich them. Those are not worthy to be heard again, that have spoken reproachfully of God. Let us then come to God upon his mercy-seat, that having peace with him through our Lord Jesus Christ, we may know that he is for us, and that all things shall work together for our everlasting good.

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