Amos 2:15

And he that handleth the bow shall not be able to stand; and he that is swift of foot shall not escape: neither shall he that rideth the horse escape with his life.

Leeser Tanakh

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 refuge shall vanish from the swift, and the strong shall not make use of his force, neither shall the mighty man escape with his life.

16And he that is most courageous hearted among the mighty shall flee away naked on that day, saith the Lord.

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Cross References

Psalms 33:16The king is not saved by the multitude of an army: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

Ezekiel 39:3And I will strike thy bow out of thy left hand, and thy arrows will I cause 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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