Nahum 2:11

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Devastation, desolation, and destruction! Hearts melt, knees tremble, loins shake, and all faces turn pale.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's cub, and none made them afraid?

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Where is the den{H4583} of the lions,{H738} and the feeding-place{H4829} of the young lions,{H3715} where the lion{H738} [and] the lioness{H738} walked,{H1980} the lion's{H3833} whelp,{H1482} and none made them afraid?{H2729}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Where is the dwelling{H4583} of the lions{H738}, and the feedingplace{H4829} of the young lions{H3715}, where the lion{H738}, even the old lion{H3833}, walked{H1980}{(H8804)}, and the lion's{H738} whelp{H1482}, and none made them afraid{H2729}{(H8688)}?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Where is now the dwellinge of the lyos, and the pasture of the lyons whelpes? where the lyon and the lyonesse wente with the whelpes, and no man frayed them awaye?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Where is the dwelling of the lyons, and the pasture of the lyons whelpes? where the lyon, and the lionesse walked, and the lyons whelpe, & none made them afrayde.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Where is the abiding place of lions, and the feding plot of lions whelpes become, whyther the young and olde lion had their resort? there dwelt the lion, & there was no man to put him in feare.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ Where [is] the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, [even] the old lion, walked, [and] the lion's whelp, and none made [them] afraid?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Where is the den of the lions, and the feeding-place of the young lions, where the lion and the lioness walked, the lion's cubs, and no one made them afraid?

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Where `is' the habitation of lionesses? And a feeding-place it `is' for young lions Where walked hath a lion, an old lion, A lion's whelp, and there is none troubling.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Where is the den of the lions, and the feeding-place of the young lions, where the lion `and' the lioness walked, the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Where is the den of the lions, and the feeding-place of the young lions, where the lion [and] the lioness walked, the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Everything has been taken from her, all is gone, she has nothing more: the heart is turned to water, the knees are shaking, all are twisted in pain, and colour has gone from all faces.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Where is the den of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion and the lioness walked, the lion's cubs, and no one made them afraid?

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Taunt against the Once-Mighty Lion Where now is the den of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion, lioness, and lion cub once prowled and no one disturbed them?

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 5:29 : 29 Their roar is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey and carry it off, with no one to rescue it.
  • Jer 2:15 : 15 Young lions have roared against him; they have raised their voices. They have turned his land into a desolation; his towns are burned and uninhabited.
  • Jer 4:7 : 7 A lion has come out of his thicket, a destroyer of nations has set out; he has left his place to turn your land into a waste. Your cities will be ruined, without inhabitants.
  • Jer 50:17 : 17 Israel is a scattered sheep chased by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to gnaw at his bones was Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon.
  • Jer 50:44 : 44 Behold, like a lion coming up from the thickets of the Jordan to a secure pasture, I will drive them away suddenly from it. I will appoint whoever is chosen for it. For who is like me? Who can summon me? And what shepherd can stand against me?
  • Ezek 19:2-8 : 2 Say, 'What was your mother? A lioness among lions! She lay down among the young lions and raised her cubs.' 3 She brought up one of her cubs; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey and devoured men. 4 The nations heard about him; he was trapped in their pit. They captured him with hooks and brought him to the land of Egypt. 5 When she saw that her hope was lost and her waiting was in vain, she took another one of her cubs and made him into a young lion. 6 He prowled among the lions; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey and devoured people. 7 He destroyed their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and its fullness were desolated at the sound of his roaring. 8 The nations surrounded him from all their provinces. They spread their net over him and trapped him in their pit.
  • Nah 3:1 : 1 Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, packed with plunder, never without prey.
  • Zeph 3:3 : 3 Her officials are roaring lions in her midst; her judges are wolves of the evening, leaving nothing for the morning.
  • Isa 31:4 : 4 For this is what the LORD said to me: As a lion or a young lion growls over its prey, and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not frightened by their voice or disturbed by their noise, so the LORD of Hosts will come down to fight for Mount Zion and its hill.
  • Gen 49:9 : 9 'Judah is a lion's cub; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stoops down, he crouches like a lion, and like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
  • Job 4:10-11 : 10 The roar of the lion, the growl of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions are shattered. 11 The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Nah 2:12-13
    2 verses
    87%

    12 Where is the lion’s den, the lair of the young lions, where the lion went, the lioness went, and the lion’s cubs, with no one to disturb them?

    13 The lion tears apart prey to feed its cubs and strangles it for its lionesses. He fills his dens with prey and his lairs with torn flesh.

  • Job 4:10-11
    2 verses
    84%

    10 The roar of the lion, the growl of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions are shattered.

    11 The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

  • Job 28:8
    81%

    8 Proud beasts have not set foot on it, nor has the lion prowled over it.

  • Amos 3:4
    80%

    4 Does a lion roar in the forest if it has no prey? Does a young lion growl from its den unless it has caught something?

  • Job 38:39-40
    2 verses
    80%

    39 Can you hunt prey for the lion or satisfy the hunger of young lions,

    40 when they crouch in their dens or lie in wait in the thicket?

  • Ezek 19:5-7
    3 verses
    79%

    5 When she saw that her hope was lost and her waiting was in vain, she took another one of her cubs and made him into a young lion.

    6 He prowled among the lions; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey and devoured people.

    7 He destroyed their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and its fullness were desolated at the sound of his roaring.

  • Jer 2:15
    79%

    15 Young lions have roared against him; they have raised their voices. They have turned his land into a desolation; his towns are burned and uninhabited.

  • Ps 17:12
    79%

    12 They are like a lion eager to tear its prey, like a young lion crouching in hiding.

  • 2 Kgs 17:25-26
    2 verses
    79%

    25 When they first lived there, they did not fear the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of the people.

    26 It was said to the king of Assyria, 'The nations you have resettled in the towns of Samaria do not know the customs of the God of the land. He has sent lions among them, which are killing them because the people do not know His customs.'

  • Ezek 19:2-3
    2 verses
    79%

    2 Say, 'What was your mother? A lioness among lions! She lay down among the young lions and raised her cubs.'

    3 She brought up one of her cubs; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey and devoured men.

  • Ps 104:21
    78%

    21 The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.

  • Isa 5:29
    77%

    29 Their roar is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey and carry it off, with no one to rescue it.

  • Isa 11:6-7
    2 verses
    76%

    6 The wolf will dwell with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat. The calf, the lion, and the fatted cattle will be together, and a little child will lead them.

    7 The cow and the bear will graze; their young ones will lie down together. The lion will eat straw like the ox.

  • Prov 30:30
    76%

    30 A lion, mighty among beasts, who does not retreat before any;

  • Jer 51:38
    76%

    38 They will roar together like young lions; they will growl like lion cubs.

  • Ps 22:13
    76%

    13 Many bulls surround me; strong ones of Bashan encircle me.

  • Nah 2:10
    76%

    10 Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! The supply is endless, the abundance of all treasures.

  • Hos 11:10
    75%

    10 They will follow the LORD, and He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west.

  • Jer 25:38
    75%

    38 Like a lion leaving its lair, He has left His den, for their land has become a desolation because of the oppressor's wrath and the LORD's fierce anger.

  • Jer 4:7
    75%

    7 A lion has come out of his thicket, a destroyer of nations has set out; he has left his place to turn your land into a waste. Your cities will be ruined, without inhabitants.

  • Joel 1:6
    75%

    6 For a nation has invaded my land, strong and without number. Its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and it has the fangs of a lioness.

  • Ps 7:2
    74%

    2 O Lord, my God, I take refuge in You; save me from all my pursuers and deliver me.

  • Num 23:24
    74%

    24 'The people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion. They will not lie down until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.'

  • Ps 34:10
    74%

    10 Fear the Lord, you His holy ones, for those who fear Him lack nothing.

  • Hos 13:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7 So I will become like a lion to them, like a leopard lying in wait by the path.

    8 I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs; I will tear their hearts open. There I will devour them like a lion; a wild beast will rip them apart.

  • 1 Kgs 13:25
    73%

    25 Some people who passed by saw the body lying on the road, with the lion standing beside it, and they went and reported it in the city where the old prophet lived.

  • Amos 3:8
    73%

    8 The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken; who can but prophesy?

  • Gen 49:9
    73%

    9 'Judah is a lion's cub; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stoops down, he crouches like a lion, and like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?

  • Jer 5:6
    73%

    6 Therefore, a lion from the forest will attack them, a wolf from the wilderness will ravage them, and a leopard is watching their cities. Anyone who goes out will be torn apart, because their transgressions are many and their backslidings are numerous.

  • Lam 3:10
    73%

    10 He is like a bear lying in wait for me, a lion in hiding.

  • Isa 35:9
    72%

    9 No lion will be there, nor will any ferocious beast go upon it. They will not be found there, but only the redeemed will walk there.

  • Prov 28:1
    72%

    1 The wicked flee when no one pursues them, but the righteous are as confident as a young lion.

  • Ps 58:6
    72%

    6 It does not heed the voice of charmers, however skillful the enchanter may be.

  • Isa 56:9
    72%

    9 All you wild animals of the field, come and devour, all you creatures of the forest.

  • Zech 11:3
    72%

    3 Listen! The wailing of the shepherds, because their glory is ruined. Listen! The roar of the lions, for the pride of the Jordan is devastated.

  • Job 39:30
    72%

    30 Its young ones drink blood, and where the slain are, there it is.

  • Job 37:8
    72%

    8 The beasts retreat to their dens and dwell in their shelters.

  • Prov 22:13
    72%

    13 The lazy person says, 'There's a lion outside! I might be killed in the streets!'

  • Isa 31:4
    71%

    4 For this is what the LORD said to me: As a lion or a young lion growls over its prey, and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not frightened by their voice or disturbed by their noise, so the LORD of Hosts will come down to fight for Mount Zion and its hill.