Nah 2:13 | KingComments | STEP | With the opening words “behold, I am against you” the LORD announces the judgment on the boundless tyranny of Nineveh. He speaks here in His majesty as “the LORD of hosts”. All powers in heaven and earth are subject to Him. The chariots are burned up. That is the end of her military power. This is what the Assyrians trusted in above all. Also the whole radiance of power, seen in the young lions, is devoured. This is done by the sword of the enemy. When the lion is defeated, his prey, everything he had in his power, is also exterminated. The messengers who delivered and carried out royal orders ( ; ; ) will not be heard again (cf. ).

‏ Nahum 2:13

The LORD Will Judge Nineveh

With the opening words “behold, I am against you” the LORD announces the judgment on the boundless tyranny of Nineveh. He speaks here in His majesty as “the LORD of hosts”. All powers in heaven and earth are subject to Him. The chariots are burned up. That is the end of her military power. This is what the Assyrians trusted in above all.

Also the whole radiance of power, seen in the young lions, is devoured. This is done by the sword of the enemy. When the lion is defeated, his prey, everything he had in his power, is also exterminated. The messengers who delivered and carried out royal orders (1Kgs 19:2; 2Kgs 19:23; Isa 37:9 ; 14 ; 24) will not be heard again (cf. Eze 19:9).