Amos 2:14
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.”
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“Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:”
King James Version · Public Domain“And flight shall perish from the swift; and the strong shall not strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And perished hath refuge from the swift, And the strong strengtheneth not his power, And the mighty delivereth not his soul.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Amos 2:14 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
- Psalms 33:16No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
- Ecclesiastes 9:11I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.
- Isaiah 30:16“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.
- Jeremiah 9:23This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
- Amos 9:1I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.
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