Amos 2:15
And he that handleth the bow shall not stand, And the swift of foot shall not save himself, And the horseman shall not escape with his life.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
16He that is strong in heart among the mighty Shall, in that day, flee away naked, saith Jehovah.
Cross References
Psalms 33:16A king is not saved by the number of his forces, Nor a hero by the greatness of his strength.
Ezekiel 39:3And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and cause thine 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 →