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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.
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Assyria, the Lion's Den
Commentators explain that this verse uses a detailed metaphor. The Assyrian king is the lion, his wives are the lionesses, and his children are the whelps. Their capital, Nineveh, was the 'den' they filled with 'prey'—the plundered wealth of conquered nations. Scholars note this imagery reflects Assyrian monuments and records, depicting a kingdom built on systematic violence and extortion to enrich every level of its ruling class.
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19th Century
Anglican
The figure of the lion appears so frequently on the Assyrian monuments that we may perhaps suppose it to have been a national emblem. The metaphor …
Baptist
They were always destroying, and plundering, and carrying home the spoil, so that everyone was fattened with the plunder of the nations.
16th Century
Protestant
Here the Prophet triumphs over the Assyrians because they thought that the city Nineveh was remote from every danger. Just as lions, who fear nothi…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps The metaphor is still continued; and the kings of Assyria are compared …
Presbyterian
The kings of Assyria had long been terrible and cruel to their neighbors, but the Lord would destroy their power.
Many plead as an excuse fo…
