Amos 2:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And flight will be impossible for the quick-footed, and the force of the strong will become feeble, and the man of war will not get away safely:

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  • Jer 9:23 : 23 This is the word of the Lord: Let not the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the strong man in his strength, or the man of wealth in his wealth:
  • Amos 9:1-3 : 1 I saw the Lord stationed by the side of the altar, giving blows to the tops of the pillars so that the doorsteps were shaking: and he said, I will let all of them be broken with earth-shocks; I will put the last of them to the sword: if any one of them goes in flight he will not get away, not one of them will be safe. 2 Even if they go deep into the underworld, my hand will take them up from there; if they go up to heaven, I will get them down: 3 Though they take cover on the top of Carmel, I will go in search of them and get them out; though they keep themselves from my eyes in the bed of the sea, I will give orders to the great snake there and he will give them a bite:
  • Ps 33:16 : 16 A king's salvation is not in the power of his army; a strong man does not get free by his great strength.
  • Eccl 9:11 : 11 And again I saw under the sun that the reward goes not to him who is quick, or the fruits of war to the strong; and there is no bread for the wise, or wealth for men of learning, or respect for those who have knowledge; but time and chance come to all.
  • Isa 30:16-17 : 16 Saying, No, for we will go in flight on horses; so you will certainly go in flight: and, We will go on the backs of quick-running beasts; so those who go after you will be quick-footed. 17 A thousand will go in fear before one; even before five you will go in flight: till you are like a pillar by itself on the top of a mountain, and like a flag on a hill.
  • Job 11:20 : 20 But the eyes of the evil-doers will be wasting away; their way of flight is gone, and their only hope is the taking of their last breath.

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    6 Let not the quick-footed go in flight, or the man of war get away; on the north, by the river Euphrates, they are slipping and falling.

  • Ps 33:16-17
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    16 A king's salvation is not in the power of his army; a strong man does not get free by his great strength.

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    23 Your cords have become loose; they were not able to make strong the support of their sails, the sail was not stretched out: then the blind will take much property, the feeble-footed will make division of the goods of war.

  • Job 9:25-26
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    25 My days go quicker than a post-runner: they go in flight, they see no good.

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    5 Gone is the wealth of the strong, their last sleep has overcome them; the men of war have become feeble.

  • Isa 21:15
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    15 For they are in flight from the sharp sword, and the bent bow, and from the trouble of war.

  • Job 27:22
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    22 God sends his arrows against him without mercy; he goes in flight before his hand.

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    4 The bows of the men of war are broken, and the feeble are clothed with strength.

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    24 He may go in flight from the iron spear, but the arrow from the bow of brass will go through him;

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    24 Will the goods of war be taken from the strong man, or the prisoners of the cruel one be let go?

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    22 But God by his power gives long life to the strong; he gets up again, though he has no hope of life.

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    5 Make yourself free, like the roe from the hand of the archer, and the bird from him who puts a net for her.

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