Nahum 2:8-13

It is a frightening thought to have God against you and not for you. We need to ask for His forgiveness and His mercy! Keep in mind that He disciplines those He loves!

Assyria had despoiled many nations, including Samaria and the cities of Israel. There seemed to be no end to the loot that could be found within its walls. Nonetheless, even Nineveh was exhausted of its treasures. At long last, it was empty.  Nineveh was the city of lions. Yet despite all the horrors that the lion of Nineveh had brought to other nations, it would no longer need to be feared by anyone. Although the Babylonians conquered the city, they were only God’s instruments. Nineveh’s greatest foe was the Lord of hosts Himself.

Nahum 2:8-13

⁸ Though Nineveh of old was like a pool of water, 

Now they flee away. 

“Halt! Halt!” they cry; 

But no one turns back. 

⁹ Take spoil of silver! 

Take spoil of gold! 

There is no end of treasure, 

Or wealth of every desirable prize. 

¹⁰ She is empty, desolate, and waste! 

The heart melts, and the knees shake; 

Much pain is in every side, 

And all their faces are drained of color. 

¹¹ Where is the dwelling of the lions, 

And the feeding place of the young lions, 

Where the lion walked, the lioness and lion’s cub, 

And no one made them afraid? 

¹² The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs, 

Killed for his lionesses, 

Filled his caves with prey, 

And his dens with flesh. 

¹³ “Behold, I am against you,” says the Lord of hosts, “I will burn your chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions; I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall be heard no more.”