Amos 2:15

Amos 2:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet-footed soldier will not get away, and the horseman will not save his life.
• English Standard Version (ESV)he who handles the bow shall not stand, and he who is swift of foot shall not save himself, nor shall he who rides the horse save his life;
• New King James Version (NKJV)He shall not stand who handles the bow, The swift of foot shall not escape, Nor shall he who rides a horse deliver himself.

Context of Amos 2:15

13So I will punish you. A cart that has a heavy load pushes down on the ground. That is how I will push down on you. 14You might try to run away. But nobody will get free. Even the fastest runner will not get free. The strong people will not be strong enough to stop me. The soldiers will not be able to save their lives. Soldiers who shoot arrows will have to turn back. Fast runners will not save their lives. Soldiers who ride on horses will also die. 16At that time, strong, brave soldiers will run away without their clothes.’ That is what the Lord says.

Amos 2:15 word by word

וְתֹפֵ֤שׂ הַקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙ לֹ֣א יַעֲמֹ֔ד וְקַ֥ל בְּרַגְלָ֖יו לֹ֣א יְמַלֵּ֑ט וְרֹכֵ֣ב הַסּ֔וּס לֹ֥א יְמַלֵּ֖ט נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Neither shall he standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• that handlethתָּפַשׂtâphaώ · to captureH8610
• the bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• swiftקַלqal · swiftH7031
• of footרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• shall not deliverמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
• neither shall he that ridethרָכַבrâkab · to rideH7392
• the horseסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• himselfנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315

Cross-references for Amos 2:15

• Psalms 33:16A great army will not save their king. A soldier does not stay alive because he is strong.

Commentaries on Amos 2:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself - I believe all these sayings, Amos 2:13-16, are proverbs, to show the inutility of all attempts, even in the best circumstances, to escape the doom now decreed, because the cup of their iniquity was full.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-16Verses 9-16 We need often to be reminded of the mercies we have received; which add much to the evil of the sins we have committed. They had helps for their souls, which taught them how to make good use of their earthly enjoyments, and were therefore more valuable. Faithful ministers are great blessings to any people; but it is God that raises them up to be so. Sinners' own consciences will witness that he has not been wanting to them in the means of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15The archers stood in the back rows. If they ran away, it meant the front rows had fallen.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-161. burned ... bones of ... king of Edom into lime--When Jehoram of Israel, Jehoshaphat of Judah, and the king of Edom, combined against Mesha king of Moab, the latter failing in battle to break through to the king of Edom, took the oldest son of the latter and offered him as a burnt offering on the wall (2Ki 3:27) [Michaelis]. Thus, "king of Edom" is taken as the heir to the throne of Edom. But "his son" is rather the king of Moab's own son, whom the…Read the comment

Topics related to Amos 2:15

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Punishment

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Commentaries on Amos 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings