Amos 2:14

Amos 2:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
• English Standard Version (ESV)Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not retain his strength, nor shall the mighty save his life;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore flight shall perish from the swift, The strong shall not strengthen his power, Nor shall the mighty deliver himself;
• New Living Translation (NLT)Your fastest runners will not get away. The strongest among you will become weak. Even mighty warriors will be unable to save themselves.

Context of Amos 2:14

12“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy. 13“Now then, I will crush you as a cart crushes when loaded with grain. The swift will not escape, the strong will not muster their strength, and the warrior will not save his life. 15The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet-footed soldier will not get away, and the horseman will not save his life. 16Even the bravest warriors will flee naked on that day,” declares the Lord.

Amos 2:14 word by word

וְאָבַ֤ד מָנוֹס֙ מִקָּ֔ל וְחָזָ֖ק לֹא־יְאַמֵּ֣ץ כֹּח֑וֹ וְגִבּ֖וֹר לֹא־יְמַלֵּ֥ט נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore the flightמָנוֹסmânôs · refugeH4498
• shall perishאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• from the swiftקַלqal · swiftH7031
• and the strongחָזָקchâzâq · strongH2389
• shall not strengthenאָמֵץ'âmats · to strengthenH553
• his forceכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• neither shall the mightyגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• deliverמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
• himselfנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315

Cross-references for Amos 2:14

• Amos 9:1I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and he said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Bring them down on the heads of all the people; those who are left I will kill with the sword. Not one will get away, none will escape.
• Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; their hope will become a dying gasp.”
• Ecclesiastes 9:11I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.
• Isaiah 30:16You said, ‘No, we will flee on horses.’ Therefore you will flee! You said, ‘We will ride off on swift horses.’ Therefore your pursuers will be swift!
• Jeremiah 9:23This is what the Lord says: “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches,

Commentaries on Amos 2:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The flight shall perish from the swift - The swiftest shall not be able to save himself from a swifter destruction. None, by might, by counsel, or by fleetness, shall be able to escape from the impending ruin. In a word, God has so fully determined to avenge the quarrel of his broken covenant, that all attempts to escape from his judgments shall be useless.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. 14-16The chapter ends by describing a battle where Israel loses and runs away (see Psalm 33:16–17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. flight shall perish from ... swift--Even the swift shall not be able to escape. strong shall not strengthen his force--that is, shall not be able to use his strength. himself--literally, "his life."Read the comment

Topics related to Amos 2:14

• 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