9 Plunder the silver!

Plunder the gold!

The supply is endless,

the wealth from all its treasures!

10 She is pillaged, plundered, stripped!

Hearts melt, knees give way,

bodies tremble, every face grows pale.

11 Where now is the lions’ den,

the place where they fed their young,

where the lion and lioness went,

and the cubs, with nothing to fear?

12 The lion killed enough for his cubs

and strangled the prey for his mate,

filling his lairs with the kill

and his dens with the prey.

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.”

9 Plunder the silver,

plunder the gold!

There is no end of the treasure

or of the wealth of all precious things.

10 Desolate! Desolation and ruin!

Hearts melt and knees tremble;

anguish is in all loins;

all faces grow pale!

11 Where is the lions’ den,

the feeding place of the young lions,

where the lion and lioness went,

where his cubs were, with none to disturb?

12 The lion tore enough for his cubs

and strangled prey for his lionesses;

he filled his caves with prey

and his dens with torn flesh.

13 Behold, I am against you, declares 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 no longer be heard.

9 Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold:

For there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.

10 She is empty, and void, and waste:

And the heart melteth, and the knees smite together,

And much pain is in all loins,

And the faces of them all gather blackness.

11 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?

12 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 ravin.

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.

9 Loot the silver!

Plunder the gold!

There’s no end to Nineveh’s treasures—

its vast, uncounted wealth.

10 Soon the city is plundered, empty, and ruined.

Hearts melt and knees shake.

The people stand aghast,

their faces pale and trembling.

11 Where now is that great Nineveh,

that den filled with young lions?

It was a place where people—like lions and their cubs—

walked freely and without fear.

12 The lion tore up meat for his cubs

and strangled prey for his mate.

He filled his den with prey,

his caverns with his plunder.

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.”

9 Take the silver!

Take the gold!

There is no end to the treasure—

piles of wealth of every kind.

10 Nineveh is robbed, ruined, and destroyed.

The people lose their courage, and their knees knock.

Stomachs ache, and everyone’s face grows pale.

11 Where is the lions’ den

and the place where they feed their young?

Where did the lion, lioness, and cubs go

without being afraid?

12 The lion killed enough for his cubs,

enough for his mate.

He filled his cave with the animals he caught;

he filled his den with meat he had killed.

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.”

9 Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold; for there is no end of the store, the glory of all goodly furniture. 10 She is empty, and void, and waste; and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and anguish is in all loins, and the faces of them all are waxed pale. 11 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? 12 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. 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.

9 Plunder the silver, plunder the gold; for there is no end of the splendid store of all precious vessels. 10 She is empty, and void, and waste; and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and writhing pain is in all loins, and all their faces grow pale.

11 Where is now the den of the lions, and the feeding-place of the young lions, where the lion, the lioness, and the lion’s whelp walked, and none made them afraid? 12 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. 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.

9 Steal the silver! Steal the gold! 

There is no end to what is stored here— 

everything a person could ever want. 

10 Nineveh is destroyed, deserted, demolished. 

Hearts are melting. 

Knees are knocking. 

Every stomach becomes upset. 

Every face turns pale. 

11 Where is the lions’ den, 

that feeding place for young lions? 

Where are the lion, the lioness, and the lion cub who moved about 

with no one to terrify them? 

12 The lion tore its prey to pieces to feed its cubs. 

It strangled ⸤the prey⸥ for its mates. 

It used to fill its caves with torn carcasses 

and its dens with torn flesh. 

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.” 

9 “Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!”

There is no end to the treasure,

an abundance of every precious thing.

10 Desolation, decimation, devastation!

Hearts melt,

knees tremble,

loins shake,

every face grows pale!

11 Where is the lions’ lair,

or the feeding ground of the young lions,

where the lion and lioness prowled,

and the lion’s cub,

with nothing to frighten them away?

12 The lion mauled whatever its cubs needed

and strangled prey for its lionesses.

It filled up its dens with the kill,

and its lairs with mauled prey.

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.

9 “Plunder the silver,

plunder the gold!

There is no end of treasure!

An abundance of every precious thing!”

10 Devastation, desolation, and destruction!

Hearts faint and knees tremble,

all loins quake,

all faces grow pale!

11 What became of the lions’ den,

the cave of the young lions,

where the lion goes,

and the lion’s cubs, with no one to disturb them?

12 The lion has torn enough for his whelps

and strangled prey for his lionesses;

he has filled his caves with prey

and his dens with torn flesh.

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.

9 Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!

There is no end to the spoils,

an abundance of everything one could want!

10 Emptiness and plundering and devastation!

Their hearts faint and their knees tremble,

All their loins shake and all their faces turn pale.

11 Where now is the den of the lions

and the cave of the fierce lions?

There the lioness, the cub, and the lion once prowled,

and no one disturbed them.

12 The lion tore apart enough prey for his cubs,

he strangled prey for his lioness;

he filled his lair with prey

and his den with mangled carcass.

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.”

9 “Steal the silver!” the attackers shout.

“Grab the gold!”

The supply is endless.

There is plenty of wealth

among all of the city’s treasures.

10 Nineveh is destroyed, robbed and stripped!

Hearts melt away in fear.

Knees give way.

Bodies tremble with fear.

Everyone’s face turns pale.

11 Assyria is like a lion.

Where is the lions’ den now?

Where did they feed their cubs?

Where did all of the lions go?

In their den they had nothing to fear.

12 The lion killed enough for his cubs to eat.

He choked what he caught for his mate.

He filled his home with what he had killed.

He brought to his dens what he had caught.

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.”

9 Plunder the silver!

Plunder the gold!

For there is no limit to the treasure—

Wealth from every kind of desirable object.

10 She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and waste!

Hearts are melting and knees knocking!

Also anguish is in the whole body

And all their faces are grown pale!

11 Where is the den of the lions

And the feeding place of the young lions,

Where the lion, lioness and lion’s cub prowled,

With nothing to disturb them?

12 The lion tore enough for his cubs,

Killed enough for his lionesses,

And filled his lairs with prey

And his dens with torn flesh.

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.”