Read Nahum 2.10-3.7
In verses 2.11-13 the lion is frequently used in the Bible as an image for a king and a royal family (Ezek 19.2-7), in this case for the king of Nineveh filling his caves with plundered prey.
In verse 3.1 The City of bloodshed is Nineveh.
In verses 4-7 Nahum now takes up the image of a prostitute to describe Nineveh.
Nakedness and the accompanying shame are traditional punishments for promiscuous behavior
(Isa 47.3; Jer 13.26).
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