Nahum 2:12

New Century Version

The lion killed enough for his cubs, enough for his mate. He filled his cave with the animals he caught; he filled his den with meat he had killed.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:8

Hushai added, “You know your father and his men are strong. They are as angry as a bear that is robbed of its cubs. Your father is a skilled fighter. He won’t stay all night with the army.

Psalm 17:12

They are like lions ready to kill; like lions, they sit in hiding.

Jeremiah 51:34

“Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has defeated and destroyed us. In the past he took our people away, and we became like an empty jar. He was like a giant snake that swallowed us. He filled his stomach with our best things. Then he spit us out.

Nahum 2:11

Where is the lions’ den and the place where they feed their young? Where did the lion, lioness, and cubs go without being afraid?

Nahum 2:13

“I am against you, Nineveh,” says the Lord All-Powerful. “I will burn up your chariots in smoke, and the sword will kill your young lions. I will stop you from hunting down others on the earth, and your messengers’ voices will no longer be heard.”

Numbers 23:24

The people rise up like a lioness; they get up like a lion. Lions don’t rest until they have eaten, until they have drunk their enemies’ blood.”