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Amos 2:14

Judgment

12 But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

13 Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.

Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:

15 Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.

16 And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.
KJV
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
WEB
Flight will perish from the swift. The strong won’t strengthen his force. The mighty won’t deliver himself.
ASV
And flight shall perish from the swift; and the strong shall not strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;
DARBY
And flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver his soul.
BLB
And flight will perish from the swift, and the strong will not strengthen his power, and the mighty will not deliver his soul.
ÅB
den raske skal intet tilfluktssted finne, og den sterke ikke kunne gjøre bruk av sin kraft, og helten ikke berge sitt liv;
OTB
Flukt vil mislykkes for den raske,
og den sterke vil ikke styrke sin kraft,
heller ikke krigeren redde sitt liv.
B1930
den raske skal intet tilfluktssted finne, og den sterke ikke kunne gjøre bruk av sin kraft, og helten ikke berge sitt liv;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 9:23

    Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:

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  • Ecclesiastes 9:11

    I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

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  • Psalms 33:16

    There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

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  • Amos 9:1–3

    I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.

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  • Job 11:20

    But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.

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  • Isaiah 30:16–17

    But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.

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