Nahum 2:12 — Bible Verse (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.”
Nahum 2:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nahum 2:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nahum 2:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs, and strangled prey for his lionesses, and filled his caves with the kill and his dens with prey.”
Nahum 2:12 — World English Bible
Nahum 2:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey, and his dens with ravin. ”
Nahum 2:12 — American Standard Version
Nahum 2:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The lion is tearing parts <FI>for<Fi> his whelps, And is strangling for his lionesses, And he doth fill <FI>with<Fi> prey his holes, And his habitations <FI>with<Fi> rapine.”
Nahum 2:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Nahum 2:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The lion tore 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 — Darby Translation
Nahum 2:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The lyon did teare in pieces ynough for his whelpes, and woryed for his lyonesse, and filled his holes with praye, and his dennes with, spoyle.”
Nahum 2:12 — Geneva Bible
Nahum 2:12 in Context — Nahum 2
10 She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.
11 Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion’s whelp, and none made them afraid?
12 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.
13 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.
What Does Nahum 2:12 Mean?
Nahum 2:12 is a verse from the Book of Nahum, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nahum chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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