Nahum 2:12
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The lion caught enough for his whelps, and killed for his lionesses: and he filled his holes with prey, and his den with rapine.

Numbers 23:24
Behold the people shall rise up as a lioness, and shall lift itself up as a lion: it shall not lie down till it devour the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.

2 Samuel 17:8
And again Chusai said: Thou knowest thy father, and the men that are with him, that they are very valiant, and bitter in their mind, as a bear raging in the wood when her whelps are taken away: and thy father is a warrior, and will not lodge with the people.

Nahum 2:11
Where is now the dwelling of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions, to which the lion went, to enter in thither, the young lion, and there was none to make them afraid?

Nahum 2:13
Behold I come against thee, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will burn thy chariots even to smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey out of the land, and the voice of thy messengers shall be heard no more.

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The lion caught enough for his whelps, and killed for his lionesses: and he filled his holes with prey, and his den with rapine.

and filled.

Psalm 17:12 They have taken me, as a lion prepared for the prey; and as a young lion dwelling in secret places.

Isaiah 10:6-14 I will send him to a deceitful nation, and I will give him a charge against the people of my wrath, to take away the spoils, and to lay hold on the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. . . .

Jeremiah 51:34 Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon hath eaten me up, he hath devoured me: he hath made me as an empty vessel: he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicate meats, and he hath cast me out.

Context
The Overthrow of Nineveh
11Where is now the dwelling of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions, to which the lion went, to enter in thither, the young lion, and there was none to make them afraid? 12The lion caught enough for his whelps, and killed for his lionesses: and he filled his holes with prey, and his den with rapine.13Behold I come against thee, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will burn thy chariots even to smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey out of the land, and the voice of thy messengers shall be heard no more.…
Lexicon
The lion
אַרְיֵ֤ה (’ar·yêh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 738: A lion

mauled
טֹרֵף֙ (ṭō·rêp̄)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2963: To pluck off, pull to pieces, to supply with food

enough for
בְּדֵ֣י (bə·ḏê)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1767: Sufficiency, enough

its cubs
גֹֽרוֹתָ֔יו (ḡō·rō·w·ṯāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1484: A cub, of the lion

and strangled prey
וּמְחַנֵּ֖ק (ū·mə·ḥan·nêq)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2614: To be narrow, to throttle, to choke oneself to death

for the lioness.
לְלִבְאֹתָ֑יו (lə·liḇ·’ō·ṯāw)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3833: To roar, a lion,

It filled
וַיְמַלֵּא־ (way·mal·lê-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4390: To fill, be full of

its dens
חֹרָ֔יו (ḥō·rāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2356: A cavity, socket, den

with the kill,
טֶ֣רֶף (ṭe·rep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2964: Something torn, a fragment, a fresh leaf, prey, food

and its lairs
וּמְעֹֽנֹתָ֖יו (ū·mə·‘ō·nō·ṯāw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4585: An abode, of God, men, animals, a retreat

with mauled prey.
טְרֵפָֽה׃ (ṭə·rê·p̄āh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2966: Prey, flocks devoured by animals


Additional Translations
The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey.The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with shred.

The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey, and his dens with ravin.

The lion seized enough prey for his whelps, and strangled for his young lions, and filled his lair with prey, and his dwelling-place with spoil.

The lion tore in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.

The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey, and his dens with ravin.

The lion tore in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.

The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with the kill, and his dens with prey.

The lion is tearing parts for his whelps, And is strangling for his lionesses, And he doth fill with prey his holes, And his habitations with rapine.
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