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Nahum 2:13

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.”

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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 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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.

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 — 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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