Nahum 2:12 meaning and explanation
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.
Nahum 2:12, Berean Standard Bible
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Nahum pictures Nineveh, the Assyrian capital, as a lion that killed more than it needed and stored the spoil in its dens. The lion was a common symbol for Assyrian kings, and the image fits a city grown rich by plundering other nations.
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