Amos 2:15

And he that holdeth the bow shall not stand, and the swift of foot shall not escape, neither shall the rider of the horse save his life.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 shall perish from the swift, and the valiant shall not possess his strength, neither shall the strong save his life.

16And the stout of heart among the valiant shall flee away naked in that day, saith the Lord.

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Cross References

Psalms 33:16The king is not saved by a great army: nor shall the giant be saved by his own great strength.

Ezekiel 39:3And I will break thy bow in thy left hand, and I will cause thy arrows to fall out of thy 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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