Amos 2:15

And the handler of the bow does not stand, || And the swift does not deliver [himself] with his feet, || And the rider of the horse does not deliver his soul.

Literal Standard Version

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 has perished from the swift, || And the strong does not strengthens his power, || And the mighty does not deliver his soul.

16And the courageous of heart among the mighty, || Flees naked in that day,” || A declaration of YHWH!

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Cross References

Psalms 33:16The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, || By abundance of power.

Ezekiel 39:3And have struck your bow out of your left hand, || Indeed, I cause your arrows to fall out of your right.

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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