Amos 2:14
And perished hath refuge from the swift, And the strong strengtheneth not his power, And the mighty delivereth not his soul.
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Referenced Verses
- Jer 9:23 : 23 Thus said Jehovah: Let not the wise boast himself in his wisdom, Nor let the mighty boast himself in his might, Let not the rich boast himself in his riches,
- Amos 9:1-3 : 1 I have seen the Lord standing by the altar, and He saith: `Smite the knob, and the thresholds shake, And cut them off by the head -- all of them, And their posterity with a sword I do slay, Not flee to them doth the fleer, Nor escape to them doth a fugitive. 2 If they dig through into sheol, From thence doth My hand take them, And if they go up the heavens, From thence I cause them to come down. 3 And if they be hid in the top of Carmel, From thence I search out, and have taken them, And if they be hid from Mine eyes in the bottom of the sea, From thence I command the serpent, And it hath bitten them.
- Ps 33:16 : 16 The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power.
- Eccl 9:11 : 11 I have turned so as to see under the sun, that not to the swift `is' the race, nor to the mighty the battle, nor even to the wise bread, nor even to the intelligent wealth, nor even to the skilful grace, for time and chance happen with them all.
- Isa 30:16-17 : 16 And ye say, No, for on a horse we flee? Therefore ye flee, And on the swift we ride! Therefore swift are your pursuers. 17 One thousand because of the rebuke of one, Because of the rebuke of five ye flee, Till ye have been surely left as a pole On the top of the mountain, And as an ensign on the height.
- Job 11:20 : 20 And the eyes of the wicked are consumed, And refuge hath perished from them, And their hope `is' a breathing out of soul!
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- Amos 2:15-162 verses88%
15And the handler of the bow standeth not, And the swift with his feet delivereth not `himself', And the rider of the horse delivereth not his soul.
16And the courageous of heart among the mighty, Naked doth flee in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah!
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16And ye say, No, for on a horse we flee? Therefore ye flee, And on the swift we ride! Therefore swift are your pursuers.
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6The swift do not flee, nor do the mighty escape, Northward, by the side of the river Phrat, They have stumbled and fallen.
- Ps 33:16-172 verses74%
16The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power.
17A false thing `is' the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver.
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23Left have been thy ropes, They strengthen not rightly their mast, They have not spread out a sail, Then apportioned hath been a prey of much spoil, The lame have taken spoil.
- Job 9:25-262 verses73%
25My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good,
26They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darteth on food.
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5Spoiled themselves have the mighty of heart, They have slept their sleep, And none of the men of might found their hands.
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15For from the face of destructions they fled, From the face of a stretched-out sword, And from the face of a trodden bow, And from the face of the grievousness of battle.
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22And it casteth at him, and doth not spare, From its hand he diligently fleeth.
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14Hastened hath a wanderer to be loosed, And he doth not die at the pit, And his bread is not lacking.
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4Bows of the mighty are broken, And the stumbling have girded on strength.
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24He fleeth from an iron weapon, Pass through him doth a bow of brass.
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9Who is brightening up the spoiled against the strong, And the spoiled against a fortress cometh.
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24Is prey taken from the mighty? And the captive of the righteous delivered?
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22And hath drawn the mighty by his power, He riseth, and none believeth in life.
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35And perished hath refuge from the shepherds, And escape from the honourable of the flock.
- Isa 40:30-312 verses71%
30Even youths are wearied and fatigued, And young men utterly stumble,
31But those expecting Jehovah pass `to' power, They raise up the pinion as eagles, They run and are not fatigued, They go on and do not faint!
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8And fallen hath Asshur by sword, not of the high, Yea, a sword -- not of the low, doth consume him, And he hath fled for himself from the face of a sword, And his young men become tributary.
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5Be delivered as a roe from the hand, And as a bird from the hand of a fowler.
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8As a dream he fleeth, and they find him not, And he is driven away as a vision of the night,
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14Nor stand by the breach to cut off its escaped, Nor deliver up its remnant in a day of distress.
- Isa 5:27-282 verses71%
27There is none weary, nor stumbling in it, It doth not slumber, nor sleep, Nor opened hath been the girdle of its loins, Nor drawn away the latchet of its sandals.
28Whose arrows `are' sharp, and all its bows bent, Hoofs of its horses as flint have been reckoned, And its wheels as a hurricane!
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9The feet of His saints He keepeth, And the wicked in darkness are silent, For not by power doth man become mighty.
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17Lo, Jehovah is casting thee up and down, A casting up and down, O mighty one,
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5For -- with footmen thou hast run, And they weary thee, And how dost thou fret thyself with horses! Even in the land of peace, `In which' thou art confident -- And how dost thou in the rising of Jordan!
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31And the strong hath been for tow, And his work for a spark, And burned have both of them together, And there is none quenching!
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7Straitened are the steps of his strength, And cast him down doth his own counsel.
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12Hungry is his sorrow, And calamity is ready at his side.
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15Wherefore hath thy bull been swept away? He hath not stood, because Jehovah thrust him away.
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20`In' a moment they die, and at midnight Shake do people, and they pass away, And they remove the mighty without hand.
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14Thou -- thou eatest, and thou art not satisfied, And thy pit `is' in thy midst, And thou removest, and dost not deliver, And that which thou deliverest, to a sword I give.
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29From the voice of the horseman, And of him shooting with the bow, all the city is fleeing, They have come into thickets, And on cliffs they have gone up, All the city is forsaken, And there is no one dwelling in them.
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37And they have stumbled one on another, as from the face of a sword, and there is none pursuing, and ye have no standing before your enemies,
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8Swifter than leopards have been its horses, And sharper than evening wolves, And increased have its horsemen, Even its horsemen from afar come in, They fly as an eagle, hasting to consume.
- Job 15:29-302 verses70%
29He is not rich, nor doth his wealth rise, Nor doth he stretch out on earth their continuance.
30He turneth not aside from darkness, His tender branch doth a flame dry up, And he turneth aside at the breath of His mouth!
- Job 36:18-192 verses69%
18Lest He move thee with a stroke, And the abundance of an atonement turn thee not aside.
19Doth He value thy riches? He hath gold, and all the forces of power.
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19Swifter have been our pursuers, Than the eagles of the heavens, On the mountains they have burned `after' us, In the wilderness they have laid wait for us.
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14And it hath been, as a roe driven away, And as a flock that hath no gatherer, Each unto his people -- they turn, And each unto his land -- they flee.
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4And their might `is' firm.
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15And withheld from the wicked is their light, And the arm lifted up is broken.
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2Lo, a mighty and strong one `is' to the Lord, As a storm of hail -- a destructive shower, As an inundation of mighty waters overflowing, He cast down to the earth with the hand.
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17Though the fig-tree doth not flourish, And there is no produce among vines, Failed hath the work of the olive, And fields have not yielded food, Cut off from the fold hath been the flock, And there is no herd in the stalls.