Nah 2:11-13 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Nah 2:11-13: 2:11-13 Following the description of Nineveh’s fall (2:1-10 ), Nahum inserts the first of three taunt songs (see also 3:8-13 , 14-19 ; this was a common form in the ancient Near East). In biting satire, he compares Nineveh to a lion’s den . King Sennacherib and other Assyrian kings had compared themselves to lions , even decorating their palaces with artistic representations of lions and of themselves on lion hunts. However, with God as its enemy, Nineveh would no longer be the lair of an invincible predator.

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f2 Kgs 18:19–19:13►

‏ Nahum 2:11-13

Summary for Nah 2:11-13: 2:11-13 ^a Following the description of Nineveh’s fall (2:1-10 ^b), Nahum inserts the first of three taunt songs (see also 3:8-13 ^c, 14-19 ^d; this was a common form in the ancient Near East). In biting satire, he compares Nineveh to a lion’s den. King Sennacherib and other Assyrian kings had compared themselves to lions, even decorating their palaces with artistic representations of lions and of themselves on lion hunts. However, with God as its enemy, Nineveh would no longer be the lair of an invincible predator.
2:13 ^e Examples of the voices of Assyria’s proud messengers are found in 2 Kgs 18:19–19:13 ^f.