Amos 2:16

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

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15And 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.

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Cross References

Judges 4:17But Sisera went in flight on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin, king of Hazor, and the family of Heber the Kenite.

Jeremiah 48:41Kerioth is taken, and the strong places have been forced, and the hearts of Moab's men of war in that day will be like the heart of a woman in birth-pains.

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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