## See ##

"Understand this" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## the sword will devour your young lions. ##

"your soldiers will die violent deaths" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## the sword ##

"soldiers with swords" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## devour ##

"eat all of"

## your young lions ##

"your best young men"

## I will cut off your prey from your land ##

The word "prey" refers to the nations Nineveh steals resources and treasure from.  This means that Yahweh will destroy Nineveh's ability to steal from other nations. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])