Nahum 2:11–12

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?

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.

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?

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.