Lo, I <FI>am<Fi> against thee, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, And I have burned in smoke its chariot, And thy young lions consume doth a sword, And I have cut off from the land thy prey, And not heard any more is the voice of thy messengers!
Nahum 2:11 Where <FI>is<Fi> the habitation of lionesses? And a feeding-place it <FI>is<Fi> for young lions Where walked hath a lion, an old lion, A lion's whelp, and there is none troubling.
Nahum 2:12 The lion is tearing parts <FI>for<Fi> his whelps, And is strangling for his lionesses, And he doth fill <FI>with<Fi> prey his holes, And his habitations <FI>with<Fi> rapine.
Nahum 2:13 Lo, I <FI>am<Fi> against thee, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, And I have burned in smoke its chariot, And thy young lions consume doth a sword, And I have cut off from the land thy prey, And not heard any more is the voice of thy messengers!
The verse centers on "against", "thee", "affirmation", "jehovah", "hosts", "burned", "smoke", and "chariot". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "against" and "thee", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The prior verse says "The lion is tearing parts FI for...", giving immediate footing for "against" and "thee". In Nahum context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "against" and "thee" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.