Amos 2:15

And one holding the bow will not stand firm, and the swift of foot will not be saved, and the rider on the horse will not save his life.

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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 perish from the swift, and the strong will not maintain his strength, and the healthy will not save his life.

16And the stout of heart among the strong will flee away naked in that day, says the Lord.

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Cross References

Psalms 33:16The eyes of the Lord are on the just, and his ears are with their prayers.

Ezekiel 39:3And I will strike your bow in your left hand, and I will cast away your arrows 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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