Amos 2:14
Flight will perish from the swift; And the strong won't strengthen his force; Neither shall the mighty deliver himself;
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Referenced Verses
- Jer 9:23 : 23 Thus says Yahweh, Don't let the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, don't let the rich man glory in his riches;
- Amos 9:1-3 : 1 I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said, "Strike the tops of the pillars, that the thresholds may shake; and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will kill the last of them with the sword: there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them escape. 2 Though they dig into Sheol, there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, there I will bring them down. 3 Though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out there; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them.
- Ps 33:16 : 16 There is no king saved by the multitude of a host. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
- Eccl 9:11 : 11 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is 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 favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.
- Isa 30:16-17 : 16 but you said, No, for we will flee on horses; therefore shall you flee: and, We will ride on the swift; therefore shall those who pursue you be swift. 17 One thousand [shall flee] at the threat of one; at the threat of five shall you flee: until you be left as a beacon on the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on a hill.
- Job 11:20 : 20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, They shall have no way to flee; Their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit."
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Amos 2:15-162 verses88%
15 Neither shall he stand who handles the bow; And he who is swift of foot won't escape; Neither shall he who rides the horse deliver himself;
16 And he who is courageous among the mighty will flee away naked in that day," says Yahweh.
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16 but you said, No, for we will flee on horses; therefore shall you flee: and, We will ride on the swift; therefore shall those who pursue you be swift.
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6 Don't let the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; in the north by the river Euphrates have they stumbled and fallen.
- Ps 33:16-172 verses74%
16 There is no king saved by the multitude of a host. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
17 A horse is a vain thing for safety, Neither does he deliver any by his great power.
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23 Your rigging is untied; they could not strengthen the foot of their mast, they could not spread the sail: then was the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame took the prey.
- Job 9:25-262 verses73%
25 "Now my days are swifter than a runner. They flee away, they see no good,
26 They have passed away as the swift ships, As the eagle that swoops on the prey.
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5 Valiant men lie plundered, They have slept their last sleep. None of the men of war can lift their hands.
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15 For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the heat of battle.
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22 For it hurls at him, and does not spare, As he flees away from his hand.
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14 The captive exile shall speedily be freed; and he shall not die [and go down] into the pit, neither shall his bread fail.
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4 The bows of the mighty men are broken; Those who stumbled are girded with strength.
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24 He shall flee from the iron weapon. The bronze arrow shall strike him through.
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9 Who brings sudden destruction on the strong, So that destruction comes on the fortress.
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24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered?
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22 Yet God preserves the mighty by his power. He rises up who has no assurance of life.
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35 The shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.
- Isa 40:30-312 verses71%
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
31 but those who wait for Yahweh shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.
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8 The Assyrian shall fall by the sword, not of man; and the sword, not of men, shall devour him; and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall become subject to forced labor.
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5 Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, Like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
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8 He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: Yes, he shall be chased away like a vision of the night.
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14 Don't stand in the crossroads to cut off those of his who escape. Don't deliver up those of his who remain in the day of distress.
- Isa 5:27-282 verses71%
27 None shall be weary nor stumble among them; None shall slumber nor sleep; Neither shall the belt of their loins be untied, Nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:
28 Whose arrows are sharp, And all their bows bent. Their horses' hoofs will be like flint, And their wheels like a whirlwind.
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9 He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.
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17 Behold, Yahweh, like a [strong] man, will hurl you away violently; yes, he will wrap you up closely.
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5 If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? and though in a land of peace you are secure, yet how will you do in the pride of the Jordan?
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31 The strong will be like tinder, And his work like a spark. They will both burn together, And no one will quench them."
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7 The steps of his strength shall be shortened, His own counsel shall cast him down.
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12 His strength shall be famished, Calamity shall be ready at his side.
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15 Why are your strong ones swept away? they didn't stand, because Yahweh did drive them.
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20 In a moment they die, even at midnight; The people are shaken and pass away, The mighty are taken away without hand.
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14 You shall eat, but not be satisfied. Your humiliation will be in your midst. You will store up, but not save; And that which you save I will give up to the sword.
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29 Every city flees for the noise of the horsemen and archers; they go into the thickets, and climb up on the rocks: every city is forsaken, and not a man dwells therein.
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37 They will stumble over one another, as it were before the sword, when no one pursues: and you will have no power to stand before your enemies.
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8 Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves. Their horsemen press proudly on. Yes, their horsemen come from afar. They fly as an eagle that hurries to devour.
- Job 15:29-302 verses70%
29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, Neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.
30 He shall not depart out of darkness; The flame shall dry up his branches, By the breath of God's mouth shall he go away.
- Job 36:18-192 verses69%
18 Don't let riches entice you to wrath, Neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.
19 Would your wealth sustain you in distress, Or all the might of your strength?
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19 Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the sky: They chased us on the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
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14 It shall happen, that as the chased roe, and as sheep that no man gathers, they shall turn every man to his own people, and shall flee every man to his own land.
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4 For there are no struggles in their death, But their strength is firm.
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15 From the wicked, their light is withheld, The high arm is broken.
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2 Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one; as a tempest of hail, a destroying storm, as a tempest of mighty waters overflowing, will he cast down to the earth with the hand.
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17 For though the fig tree doesn't flourish, Nor fruit be in the vines; The labor of the olive fails, The fields yield no food; The flocks are cut off from the fold, And there is no herd in the stalls: