Amos 2:15

The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape, and the horseman 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

14Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.

16Even the bravest of mighty men will flee naked on that day,” declares the LORD.

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Cross References

Psalms 33:16No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.

Ezekiel 39:3Then I will strike the bow from your left hand and dash down the 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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