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Amos 2:14 KJV
Amos · chapter 2 · verse 14
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:Amos 2:14 · King James Version
Amos 2:14 in context
12But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
13Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.
14Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
15Neither 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.
16And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- strengthenʼâmatsto be alert, physically or mentallyH553 →
- delivermâlaṭproperly, to be smoothH4422 →
- flightmânôwça retreatH4498 →
- perishʼâbadproperly, to wander awayH6 →
- strongchâzâqstrongH2389 →
- mightygibbôwrpowerfulH1368 →
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Here, I. God puts his people Israel in mind of the great things he has done for them, in putting them into possession of the land of Canaan, the greatest part of which these ten tribes now enjoyed, Amo 2:9, Amo 2:10.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-16