In Nahum 1:15 Nahum spoke of a messenger who brought the good news to Judah, that the Lord is about to destroy the Assyrians. That same image is used here, except now it is the absence of a messenger. Never again will there be messengers bringing news to Nineveh of great victories won by the Assyrian army. Never again will messages of royal proclamation be sent out from Nineveh into the king’s realm.
14 Voici, j'en veux à toi, dit l'Eternel des armées; Je réduirai tes chars en fumée, L'épée dévorera tes lionceaux, J'arracherai du pays ta proie, Et l'on n'entendra plus la voix de tes messagers.