Amos 2:15

And the bowman will not keep his place; he who is quick-footed will not get away safely: and the horseman will not keep his life.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

14And flight will be impossible for the quick-footed, and the force of the strong will become feeble, and the man of war will not get away safely:

16And he who is without fear among the fighting men will go in flight without his clothing in that day, says the Lord.

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Cross References

Psalms 33:16A king's salvation is not in the power of his army; a strong man does not get free by his great strength.

Ezekiel 39:3And with a blow I will send your bow out of your left hand and your arrows falling from your right hand.

Matthew Henry on Amos 2:10-16

God's Remonstrance with Israel. ( b. c. 790.) 9 Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath. 10 Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite. 11 And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the Lord . 12 But… Read the whole commentary →

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