12 The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and worried for his lioness, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with spoil.

13 Behold, I come unto thee saith the Lord of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the [a]smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions, and I will cut off thy spoil from the earth, and the voice of thy [b]messengers shall no more be heard.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 2:13 That is, as soon as my wrath beginneth to kindle.
  2. Nahum 2:13 Signifying the heralds, which were accustomed to proclaim war. Some read, of thy gum teeth, wherewith Nineveh was wont to bruise the bones of the poor.

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