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Nahum 2:12 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Nahum 2:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Nahum chapter 2 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Nahum 2:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Nahum 2:12
The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps (aryeh toreph bedi gorotav, אַרְיֵה טֹרֵף בְּדֵי גֹרוֹתָיו)—continuing the lion metaphor, Nahum depicts Assyria as a predator tearing prey (taraph, טָרַף) sufficient (dei, דֵּי) for its cubs. The image is of a provider-predator hunting to feed its young, suggesting Assyria's systematic plunder of nations to enrich itself and its dependencies.And strangled for his lionesses (umechannek lelvi'otav)—strangling (chanak, חָנַק) prey for the lionesses, depicting methodical killing beyond immediate need. And filled his holes with prey, and his dens wi...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Nahum 2:12
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“he has crushed me”
“as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.”
“and against the people who anger me will I give him a charge to take the spoil and to take the prey”