Amos 2:14
And flight shall fail the swift, And the strong shall not exert his strength, And the mighty shall not save his life,
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
13Behold, I will press you down, As a wagon presseth down that is full of sheaves.
Cross References
Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked shall be wearied out; They shall find no refuge; Their hope is—the breathing forth of life.
Ecclesiastes 9:11I turned and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor yet bread to the wise, nor riches to men of understanding, nor favor to men of knowledge; but time and chance happen to them all.
Jeremiah 9:23Thus saith Jehovah: Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Nor let the mighty glory in his might, Nor let the rich glory in his riches!
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 →