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The strongest among you will become weak. Even mighty warriors will be unable to save themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not retain his strength, nor shall the mighty save his life;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore flight shall perish from the swift, The strong shall not strengthen his power, Nor shall the mighty deliver himself;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Refuge will be lost from the swift, And the strong will not strengthen his power, Nor the warrior save his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Flight will perish from the swift, And the stalwart will not strengthen his power, Nor the mighty man save his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Flight will perish from the swift, And the stalwart will not strengthen his power, Nor the mighty man save his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So flight will perish from the swift, And the strong will not instill his power with courage, Nor will the mighty man make his life escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Flight will be lost to the swift [so they will be unable to escape], And the strong shall not strengthen <i>nor</i> maintain his power, Nor shall the mighty man save his own life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Escape will fail the swift, the strong one will not maintain his strength, and the warrior will not save his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Escape will fail the swift, the strong one will not prevail by his strength, and the brave will not save his life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And flight shall perish from the swift; and the strong shall not strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />No matter how fast you run, you won't escape. No matter how strong you are, you will lose your strength and your life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Runners will not be able to escape. Strong men will find that their strength is useless. Soldiers will not be able to save themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Not even fast runners will escape; strong men will lose their strength, and soldiers will not be able to save their own lives. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So the swift runner will not escape, the valiant will not fortify his strength, and the mighty warrior will not save his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Fast runners will find no place to hide; strong men will have no strength left; warriors will not be able to save their lives. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Flight will perish from the swift; and the strong won't strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Flight will perish from the swift. The strong won’t strengthen his force. The mighty won’t deliver himself. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And refuge has perished from the swift, "" And the strong does not strengthens his power, "" And the mighty does not deliver his soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And perished hath refuge from the swift, And the strong strengtheneth not his power, And the mighty delivereth not his soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And flight perished from the swift; and the strong shall not strengthen his power, and the mighty shall not save his soul.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And flight shall perish from the swift, and the valiant shall not possess his strength, neither shall the strong save his life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And flight will perish from the swift, and the strong will not maintain his strength, and the healthy will not save his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Flight shall elude the swift, and the strong shall not retain strength; The warrior shall not save his life, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not retain their strength, nor shall the mighty save their lives;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the power to run shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not possess his strength, neither shall the mighty deliver himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And speed shall be cut off from the fast, and the strong not will hold fast his power, and he that is mighty will not save himself<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And flight shall fail the swift, And the strong shall not exert his strength, Neither shall the mighty deliver himself;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And flight shall perish from the runner, and the strong shall not hold fast his strength, and the warrior shall not save his life:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/2-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=342" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/amos/2.htm">Judgment on Moab, Judah, and Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>Behold, I am about to crush you in your place as with a cart full of grain. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4498.htm" title="4498: mā·nō·ws (N-ms) -- Flight, place of escape or refuge. From nuwc; a retreat; abstractly, a fleeing.">Escape</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: wə·’ā·ḇaḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">will fail</a> <a href="/hebrew/7031.htm" title="7031: miq·qāl (Prep-m:: Adj-ms) -- Light, swift, fleet. Contracted from qalal; light; rapid.">the swift,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2389.htm" title="2389: wə·ḥā·zāq (Conj-w:: Adj-ms) -- Strong, stout, mighty. From chazaq; strong.">the strong</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/553.htm" title="553: yə·’am·mêṣ (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To be stout, strong, bold, alert. A primitive root; to be alert, physically or mentally.">prevail</a> <a href="/hebrew/3581.htm" title="3581: kō·ḥōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or kowach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally or figuratively; also a large lizard.">by his strength,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1368.htm" title="1368: wə·ḡib·bō·wr (Conj-w:: Adj-ms) -- Strong, mighty. Or gibbor; intensive from the same as geber; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant.">and the mighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/4422.htm" title="4422: yə·mal·lêṭ (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be smooth, i.e. to escape; causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks.">save</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">his life.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-16.htm">Isaiah 30:16-17</a></span><br />“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster. / A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-5.htm">Jeremiah 46:5-6</a></span><br />Why am I seeing this? They are terrified, they are retreating; their warriors are defeated, they flee in haste without looking back; terror is on every side!” declares the LORD. / “The swift cannot flee, and the warrior cannot escape! In the north by the River Euphrates they stumble and fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-16.htm">Psalm 33:16-17</a></span><br />No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength. / A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-31.htm">Proverbs 21:31</a></span><br />A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1-3</a></span><br />Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD. / Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers. / But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-36.htm">Jeremiah 50:36-37</a></span><br />A sword is against her false prophets, and they will become fools. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be filled with terror. / A sword is against her horses and chariots and against all the foreigners in her midst, and they will become like women. A sword is against her treasuries, and they will be plundered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-14.htm">Ezekiel 7:14</a></span><br />They have blown the trumpet and made everything ready, but no one goes to war, for My wrath is upon the whole multitude.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/2-8.htm">Nahum 2:8</a></span><br />Nineveh has been like a pool of water throughout her days, but now it is draining away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Zephaniah 1:14-18</a></span><br />The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter. / That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness, / a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-7.htm">Isaiah 13:7-8</a></span><br />Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt. / Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-30.htm">Jeremiah 51:30</a></span><br />The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting; they sit in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become like women. Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze, the bars of her gates are broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-9.htm">1 Samuel 2:9</a></span><br />He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/11-20.htm">Job 11:20</a></span><br />But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-16.htm">Matthew 24:16-18</a></span><br />then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. / Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house. / And let no one in the field return for his cloak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-21.htm">Luke 21:21</a></span><br />Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:</p><p class="hdg">the flight.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/9-1.htm">Amos 9:1-3</a></b></br> I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/11-20.htm">Job 11:20</a></b></br> But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope <i>shall be as</i> the giving up of the ghost.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:11</a></b></br> I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race <i>is</i> not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.</p><p class="hdg">himself.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/1-6.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/daniel/6-27.htm">Delivereth</a> <a href="/joel/2-32.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-10.htm">Exert</a> <a href="/hosea/9-2.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/daniel/2-40.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/hosea/12-12.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Force</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-10.htm">Impossible</a> <a href="/hosea/9-11.htm">Life</a> <a href="/joel/3-11.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/daniel/11-13.htm">Muster</a> <a href="/amos/1-8.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/joel/1-17.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/amos/1-8.htm">Power</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-6.htm">Quick-Footed</a> <a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Refuge</a> <a href="/daniel/11-6.htm">Retain</a> <a href="/hosea/14-3.htm">Save</a> <a href="/hosea/9-4.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/daniel/11-1.htm">Strengthen</a> <a href="/daniel/10-18.htm">Strengtheneth</a> <a href="/amos/2-9.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/daniel/9-21.htm">Swift</a> <a href="/amos/2-2.htm">War</a> <a href="/joel/3-10.htm">Warrior</a> <a href="/hosea/14-3.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/2-15.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-10.htm">Delivereth</a> <a href="/amos/2-15.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/colossians/1-29.htm">Exert</a> <a href="/amos/8-4.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/amos/8-13.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/amos/2-16.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-7.htm">Force</a> <a href="/matthew/16-22.htm">Impossible</a> <a href="/amos/2-15.htm">Life</a> <a href="/amos/2-16.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/micah/5-1.htm">Muster</a> <a href="/amos/3-15.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/amos/3-15.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/amos/6-13.htm">Power</a> <a href="/amos/2-15.htm">Quick-Footed</a> <a href="/nahum/1-7.htm">Refuge</a> <a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Retain</a> <a href="/amos/2-15.htm">Save</a> <a href="/amos/2-15.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/amos/3-11.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/nahum/2-1.htm">Strengthen</a> <a href="/amos/5-9.htm">Strengtheneth</a> <a href="/amos/5-3.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/amos/2-15.htm">Swift</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-9.htm">War</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Warrior</a> <a href="/amos/2-15.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/2-1.htm">God's judgments upon Moab,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/2-4.htm">upon Judah,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/2-6.htm">and upon Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/2-9.htm">God complains of their ingratitude.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The swift, often seen as those who can outrun danger, will find their speed insufficient. This reflects the broader biblical theme that human efforts are inadequate without divine intervention. In the historical context, Israel was confident in its military prowess and alliances, yet Amos warns that these will not suffice against God's judgment. This echoes the sentiment found in <a href="/psalms/33-16.htm">Psalm 33:16-17</a>, where reliance on human strength is deemed futile.<p><b>The strong will not prevail by his strength</b><br>This phrase underscores the limitations of human power. In ancient Near Eastern culture, strength was often equated with military might and personal valor. However, Amos prophesies that even the strongest warriors will not succeed by their own power. This is a reminder of the biblical principle that true strength comes from God, as seen in <a href="/zechariah/4-6.htm">Zechariah 4:6</a>, "Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit," says the Lord. The historical context of Israel's reliance on its fortified cities and armies is challenged here, emphasizing that divine judgment cannot be resisted by human means.<p><b>And the mighty will not save his life</b><br>The term "mighty" refers to those of great power and influence, possibly leaders or champions in battle. Despite their status, they will be unable to secure their own survival. This reflects the biblical theme of the reversal of human expectations, where the first become last and the last become first (<a href="/matthew/19-30.htm">Matthew 19:30</a>). In the prophetic context, Amos is warning that no position or power can shield one from God's righteous judgment. This also foreshadows the ultimate deliverance found in Jesus Christ, who offers salvation not through human might but through His sacrificial love and grace.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a></b><br>A prophet from the southern kingdom of Judah, called by God to deliver messages of judgment to the northern kingdom of Israel. His prophecies often focus on social justice and divine judgment.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, which had fallen into idolatry and social injustice. Amos's message is directed towards them, warning of impending judgment due to their sins.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The central event in this passage, where God declares that human abilities and strengths will not suffice to escape His righteous judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/reliance_on_god_over_human_strength.htm">Reliance on God Over Human Strength</a></b><br>Human abilities, no matter how impressive, are insufficient in the face of divine judgment. True security and salvation come from reliance on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_self-reliance.htm">The Futility of Self-Reliance</a></b><br>The swift, strong, and mighty are often seen as self-sufficient, yet Amos reminds us that self-reliance is futile when it comes to spiritual matters and divine judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Universality of God's Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is impartial and affects everyone, regardless of their earthly status or abilities. This calls for humility and repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Recognizing our limitations should lead us to repentance and a deeper trust in God's power and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/social_justice_and_righteousness.htm">Social Justice and Righteousness</a></b><br>Amos's broader message includes a call to social justice, reminding believers that true strength lies in living righteously and justly according to God's standards.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) This doom Amos darkly foreshadows to be invasion and military overthrow, with all its attendant calamities.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - In this and the two following verses Amos individualizes the "pressure" that awaits them, when every means of resistance and escape shall fail. <span class="cmt_word">The flight shall perish from the swift.</span> The swift of foot shall have no time or way to flee (<a href="/jeremiah/25-35.htm">Jeremiah 25:35</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/46-6.htm">Jeremiah 46:6</a>), Ewald, Pusey, Gandell, for "flight" render "place of flight, refuge," as <a href="/job/11-20.htm">Job 11:20</a>; <a href="/psalms/142-5.htm">Psalm 142:5</a>; Septuagint, <span class="greek">φυγή</span>: Vulgate, <span class="accented">fuga</span>. <span class="cmt_word">Shall not strengthen his force.</span> The strong man shall not be able to collect or put forth his strength to any good purpose (comp. <a href="/proverbs/24-5.htm">Proverbs 24:5</a>; <a href="/nahum/2-1.htm">Nahum 2:1</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Neither shall... himself.</span> Some of the Greek manuscripts omit this clause. <span class="cmt_word">Deliver himself</span> occurs three times - a kind of solemn refrain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/2-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Escape</span><br /><span class="heb">מָנוֹס֙</span> <span class="translit">(mā·nō·ws)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4498.htm">Strong's 4498: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flight, place of escape or refuge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will fail</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָבַ֤ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·ḇaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the swift,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקָּ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(miq·qāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7031.htm">Strong's 7031: </a> </span><span class="str2">Light, swift, fleet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the strong</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחָזָ֖ק</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥā·zāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2389.htm">Strong's 2389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strong, stout, mighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">prevail</span><br /><span class="heb">יְאַמֵּ֣ץ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·’am·mêṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_553.htm">Strong's 553: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be stout, strong, bold, alert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by his strength,</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּח֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(kō·ḥōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3581.htm">Strong's 3581: </a> </span><span class="str2">A small reptile (of unknown species)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the mighty</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגִבּ֖וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡib·bō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1368.htm">Strong's 1368: </a> </span><span class="str2">Powerful, warrior, tyrant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">save</span><br /><span class="heb">יְמַלֵּ֥ט</span> <span class="translit">(yə·mal·lêṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4422.htm">Strong's 4422: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his life.</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/2-14.htm">Amos 2:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/2-14.htm">Amos 2:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/2-14.htm">Amos 2:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/2-14.htm">Amos 2:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/2-14.htm">Amos 2:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/2-14.htm">Amos 2:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/2-14.htm">Amos 2:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/2-14.htm">Amos 2:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/2-14.htm">Amos 2:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/2-14.htm">Amos 2:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/2-14.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 2:14 Flight will perish from the swift (Amo. 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