Nahum 2:12
Nahum · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“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
What Does Nahum 2:12 Mean?
Nahum 2:12 is found in the book of Nahum, chapter 2, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to Nahum 2:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Nahum 3:1“Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;”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.”Exodus 22:13“If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn.”Psalms 17:12“Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.”Proverbs 1:13“We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:”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 15:7“Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows.”Ezekiel 26:3“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up.”Daniel 6:7“All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.”Nahum 2:9“Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.”
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