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2:9 Her conquerors cry out: “Plunder <0962> the silver <03701>! Plunder <0962> the gold <02091>!” There is no <0369> end <07097> to the treasure <08498>; riches <03519> of every <03605> kind of precious <02532> thing <03627>. 2:10 Destruction <0950>, devastation <01110>, and desolation <04003>! Their hearts <03820> faint <04549>, their knees <01290> tremble <06375>, each stomach <04975> churns <02479>, each <03605> face <06440> turns <06908> pale <06289>! 2:11 Where <0346> now is the den <04583> of the lions <0738>, the feeding place <04829> of the young lions <03715>, where <08033> <0834> the lion <0738>, lioness <03833>, and lion <0738> cub <01482> once prowled <01980> and no one <0369> disturbed <02729> them? 2:12 The lion <0738> tore apart <02963> as much <01767> prey as <01767> his cubs <01484> needed <01767> and strangled <02614> prey to provide food for his lionesses <03833>; he filled <04390> his lairs <02356> with prey <02964> and his dens <04585> with torn <02966> flesh. 2:13 “I am against <0413> you!” declares <05002> the Lord <03068> who commands armies <06635>: “I will burn <01197> your chariots <07393> with fire <06227>; the sword <02719> will devour <0398> your young lions <03715>; you will no longer <03772> prey <02964> upon the land <0776>; the voices <06963> of your messengers <04397> will no <03808> longer <05750> be heard <08085>.”

• Nah 2:11-12 -- Taunt against the Once-Mighty Lion
• Nah 2:13 -- Battle Cry of the Divine Warrior

• Nineveh

  [ebd] First mentioned in Gen. 10:11, which is rendered in the Revised Version, "He [i.e., Nimrod] went forth into Assyria and builded Nineveh." It is not again noticed till the days of Jonah, when it is described (Jonah 3:3; 4:11)...
  [nave] NINEVEH Capital of the Assyrian empire, Gen. 10:11, 12. Contained a population of upwards of one hundred and twenty thousand when Jonah preached, Jonah 4:11. Extent of, Jonah 3:4. Seacherib in, 2 Kin. 19:36, 37; Isa. 37:3...
  

• Assyria

  [isbe] ASSYRIA - a-sir'-i-a: I. GEOGRAPHY II. EARLY HISTORY III. CLIMATE AND PRODUCTIONS IV. POPULATION V. TRADE AND LAW VI. ART VII. MECHANICS VIII. FURNITURE, POTTERY AND EMBROIDERY IX. LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND SCIENCE X. GOVERNM...
  [nave] ASSYRIA An empire founded by Nimrod, Gen. 10:8-12; Mic. 5:6. It extended from east of the Tigris, Gen. 2:14; 10:11; possibly to Egypt, Gen. 25:18. Its armies invade the land of Israel under Pul, 2 Kin. 15:19; 1 Chr. 5:26; ...
  

• Nahum

  [smith] (consolation). Nahum, called "the Elkoshite," is the seventh in order of the minor prophets. His personal history is quite unknown. The site of Elkosh, his native place, is disputed, some placing it in Galilee, others in Assy...
  [nave] NAHUM, one of the minor prophets. Prophesies against the Assyrians; declares the majesty of God and his care for his people, Nah. 1. Foretells the destruction of Nineveh, Nah. 2, 3.
  

• Prophecy

  [ebd] or prediction, was one of the functions of the prophet. It has been defined as a "miracle of knowledge, a declaration or description or representation of something future, beyond the power of human sagacity to foresee, disce...
  

• GOLD

  [ebd] (1.) Heb. zahab, so called from its yellow colour (Ex. 25:11; 1 Chr. 28:18; 2 Chr. 3:5). (2.) Heb. segor, from its compactness, or as being enclosed or treasured up; thus precious or "fine gold" (1 Kings 6:20; 7:49). (3.) He...
  [smith] Gold was known from the very earliest times. (Genesis 2:11) It was at first used chiefly for ornaments, etc. (Genesis 24:22) Coined money was not known to the ancients till a comparatively late period; and on the Egyptian tom...
  

• Lintel

  [ebd] (1.) Heb. mashkoph, a projecting cover (Ex. 12:22, 23; ver. 7, "upper door post," but R.V. "lintel"); the head-piece of a door, which the Israelites were commanded to mark with the blood of the paschal lamb. (2.) Heb. kaphta...
  

• WHELP

  [isbe] WHELP - hwelp (gur, or gor; either absol. (Ezek 19:2,3,5; Nab 2:12); or constr. with 'aryeh, "lion" (Gen 49:9; Dt 33:22; Jer 51:38; Nah 2:11); also benelabhi', literally, "sons of a lioness," translated "the whelps of the li...
  

• Colors

  [nave] COLORS Symbolical uses of. Black A Symbol of Affliction and Calamity. Job 3:5; Job 10:20-22; Job 30:26; Psa. 107:10, 11; Psa. 143:3; Isa. 5:30; Isa. 8:22; Isa. 9:19; Isa. 24:11; Isa. 50:3; Joel 2:6, 10; Joel 3:14, 15; Amos...
  

• War

  [nave] WAR Divine approval of, 2 Sam. 22:35. Civil, Judg. 12:1-6; 20; 2 Sam. 2:12-31; 3:1; 20; 1 Kin. 14:30; 16:21; Isa. 19:2; forbidden, 2 Chr. 11:4; averted, Josh. 22:11-34. Enemy harangued by general of opposing side, 2 Kin. 1...
  

• Lion

  [nave] LION King of beasts, Mic. 5:8. Fierceness of, Job 4:10; 28:8; Psa. 7:2; Prov. 22:13; Jer. 2:15; 49:19; 50:44; Hos. 13:8. The roaring of, Psa. 22:13; Prov. 20:2. Strength of, Prov. 30:30; Isa. 38:13; Joel 1:6. Instincts o...
  

• Cub

  [nave] CUB Gen. 49:9; Deut. 33:22; Lam. 4:3; Ezek. 19:2, 3, 5; Nah. 2:11
  

• GATHER

  [isbe] GATHER - gath'-er ('acaph, qabhats; sullego, sunago): "Gather," transitive "to bring together," "collect," etc., and intransitive "to come together," "assemble," etc., occurs frequently and represents many Hebrew and Greek w...
  

• FURNITURE

  [isbe] FURNITURE - fur'ni-tur (kar, kelim; skeue): In Gen 31:34 kar is translated "furniture" in the King James Version, but "saddle" in the American Standard Revised Version. The latter is decidedly preferable. It was the "camel-b...
  

• FEEBLE KNEES

  [isbe] FEEBLE KNEES - fe'-b'-l nez: The expression. is found in three places (one being a free quotation of another): Job 4:4, "Thou hast made firm the feeble (kara`, "bending," "bowing") knees," and Heb 12:12, "Wherefore lift up t...
  

• Fig

  [ebd] First mentioned in Gen. 3:7. The fig-tree is mentioned (Deut. 8:8) as one of the valuable products of Palestine. It was a sign of peace and prosperity (1 Kings 4:25; Micah 4:4; Zech. 3:10). Figs were used medicinally (2 King...
  

• INFINITE; INFINITUDE

  [isbe] INFINITE; INFINITUDE - in'-fin-it, in-fin'-i-tud: 1. Scripture Use: The word "infinite" occurs 3 times only in the text of the King James Version (Job 22:5; Ps 147:5; Nah 3:9) and once in margin (Nah 2:9). In Ps 147:5, "His ...
  

• PAIN

  [isbe] PAIN - pan (chul, chil, chebhel, chalah, chalchalah, ka'-ebh, ke'ebh, metsar, makh'obh, `amal, tsir; basanizo, ponos, odin): These words signifying various forms of bodily or mental suffering are generally translated "pain";...
  

• RAVEN; RAVIN

  [isbe] RAVEN; RAVIN - rav'-n, rav'-in: "Raven" (verb) is from "rapine," "violent plundering, used for Taraph, in Gen 49:27; Ps 22:13; Ezek 22:25,27, while "ravin" (noun) is the object ravened, in Nah 2:12 the torn carcasses (Tereph...
  

• Nahum

  

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