Amos 2:15

And the handler of the bow standeth not, And the swift with his feet delivereth not [himself], And the rider of the horse delivereth not his soul.

Young's Literal Translation

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 perished hath refuge from the swift, And the strong strengtheneth not his power, And the mighty delivereth not his soul.

16And the courageous of heart among the mighty, Naked doth flee in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah!

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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 smitten thy bow out of thy left hand, Yea, thine arrows out of thy right 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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