Amos 2:15

Nor, he that handleth the bow, make a stand, and, the swift on his feet, shall not escape,—nor, he that rideth on a horse, escape with his life:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

14Therefore shall flight, perish, from the swift, and, the mighty, shall not invigorate his strength,—nor shall, the hero, escape with his life;

16Nay, he that is stout in his heart, among heroes, naked, shall flee, in that day, Declareth Yahweh.

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Cross References

Psalms 33:16Not a king, can be saved by greatness of force, nor, hero, deliver himself by greatness of strength:

Ezekiel 39:3And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand,- And thine arrows—out of thy right hand, will I cause to fall.

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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