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Nahum 2:13

13 mBehold, I am against you, declares the Lord of hosts, and nI will burn your6 chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and othe voice of your messengers shall no longer be heard.

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Nahum 2:13 — The New International Version (NIV)

13 “I am against you,”

declares the Lord Almighty.

“I will burn up your chariots in smoke,

and the sword will devour your young lions.

I will leave you no prey on the earth.

The voices of your messengers

will no longer be heard.”

Nahum 2:13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

13 Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts,

And I will burn her chariots in the smoke,

And the sword shall devour thy young lions:

And I will cut off thy prey from the earth,

And the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.

Nahum 2:13 — New Living Translation (NLT)

13 “I am your enemy!”

says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

“Your chariots will soon go up in smoke.

Your young men will be killed in battle.

Never again will you plunder conquered nations.

The voices of your proud messengers will be heard no more.”

Nahum 2:13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

13 “Behold, I am against you,” says the Lord of hosts, “I will burn your chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions; I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall be heard no more.”

Nahum 2:13 — New Century Version (NCV)

13 “I am against you, Nineveh,”

says the Lord All-Powerful.

“I will burn up your chariots in smoke,

and the sword will kill your young lions.

I will stop you from hunting down others on the earth,

and your messengers’ voices

will no longer be heard.”

Nahum 2:13 — American Standard Version (ASV)

13 Behold, I am against thee, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions; and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.

Nahum 2:13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

13 Behold, I am against thee, saith Jehovah of hosts: and I will burn her chariots into smoke; and the sword shall devour thy young lions, and I will cut off thy prey from the earth; and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.

Nahum 2:13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

13 “I am against you, Nineveh,” declares the Lord of Armies. 

“I will send your chariots up in smoke, 

and a sword will kill your young lions. 

I will remove your prey from the earth, 

and no one will ever hear the voice of your messengers again.” 

Nahum 2:13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

13 Beware, I am against you.

This is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.

I will make your chariots go up in smoke

and the sword will devour your young lions.

I will cut off your prey from the earth,

and the sound of your messengers

will never be heard again.

Nahum 2:13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

13 See, I am against you, says the Lord of hosts, and I will burn your chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions; I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall be heard no more.

Nahum 2:13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

13 “Look! I am against you!” declares Yahweh of hosts.

“I will burn her chariots with fire;

the sword will devour fierce lions.

I will cut off your prey from the earth;

the voice of your messengers will no longer be heard.”

Nahum 2:13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

13 “Nineveh, I am against you,”

announces the Lord who rules over all.

“I will burn up your chariots with fire.

Your young lions will be killed with swords.

I will leave you nothing on earth to catch.

The voices of your messengers

will no longer be heard.”

Nahum 2:13 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

13 Behold, I am against you,” declares the Lord of hosts. “I will burn up her chariots in smoke, a sword will devour your young lions; I will cut off your prey from the land, and no longer will the voice of your messengers be heard.”


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