King James Version:
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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.
Complete Jewish Bible:
The lion would tear up food for his cubs and strangle prey for his lionesses; he used to fill his caves with prey, his lairs with torn flesh.
Berean Standard Bible:
The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey.
American Standard Version:
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.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
The lion{H738} did tear in pieces{H2963} enough{H1767} for his whelps{H1484}, and strangled{H2614} for his lionesses{H3833}, and filled{H4390} his holes{H2356} with prey{H2964}, and his dens{H4585} with ravin{H2966}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Jeremiah 51:34
- Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.
Psalms 17:12
- Like as a lion [that] is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
Isaiah 10:6
- I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
Isaiah 10:14
- And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs [that are] left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
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Commentary for Nahum 2:12
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H738
There are 184 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֲרִי
Transliteration: ʼărîy
Pronunciation: ar-ee'
Description: or (prolonged) [ar-yay']; from אָרָה (in the sense of violence); a lion; (young) lion, [phrase] pierce (from the margin). - Strong's Number: H2963
There are 22 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: טָרַף
Transliteration: ṭâraph
Pronunciation: taw-raf'
Description: a primitive root; to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels); catch, [idiom] without doubt, feed, ravin, rend in pieces, [idiom] surely, tear (in pieces). - Strong's Number: H1767
There are 35 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: דַּי
Transliteration: day
Pronunciation: dahee
Description: of uncertain derivation; enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases; able, according to, after (ability), among, as (oft as), (more than) enough, from, in, since, (much as is) sufficient(-ly), too much, very, when. - Strong's Number: H1484
There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: גּוֹר
Transliteration: gôwr
Pronunciation: gore
Description: or (feminine) גֹּרָה; a variation of גּוּר; {a cub (as still abiding in the lair), especially of the lion}; whelp. - Strong's Number: H2614
There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חָנַק
Transliteration: chânaq
Pronunciation: khaw-nak'
Description: a primitive root (compare חָנַךְ); to be narrow; by implication, to throttle, or (reflex.) to choke oneself to death (by a rope); hang self, strangle. - Strong's Number: H3833
There are 14 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: לָבִיא
Transliteration: lâbîyʼ
Pronunciation: law-bee'
Description: or (Ezekiel 19:2) לְבִיָּא; irregular masculine plural לְבָאִים; irregular feminine plural לְבָאוֹת; from an unused root meaning; compare אֲרִי; to roar; a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;)); (great, old, stout) lion, lioness, young (lion). - Strong's Number: H4390
There are 240 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מָלֵא
Transliteration: mâlêʼ
Pronunciation: maw-lay'
Description: or מָלָא; (Esther 7:5), a primitive root; to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively); accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, satisfy, set, space, take a (hand-) full, [phrase] have wholly. - Strong's Number: H2356
There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חוֹר
Transliteration: chôwr
Pronunciation: khore
Description: or (shortened) חֹר; the same as חוּר; a cavity, socket, den; cave, hole. - Strong's Number: H2964
There are 23 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: טֶרֶף
Transliteration: ṭereph
Pronunciation: teh'-ref
Description: from טָרַף; something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, food; leaf, meat, prey, spoil. - Strong's Number: H4585
There are 9 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מְעוֹנָה
Transliteration: mᵉʻôwnâh
Pronunciation: meh-o-naw'
Description: or מְעֹנָה; feminine of מָעוֹן, and meaning the same; {an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum)}; den, habitation, (dwelling) place, refuge. - Strong's Number: H2966
There are 9 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: טְרֵפָה
Transliteration: ṭᵉrêphâh
Pronunciation: ter-ay-faw'
Description: feminine (collectively) of טֶרֶף; prey, i.e. flocks devoured by animals; ravin, (that which was) torn (of beasts, in pieces).