14Flight will perish from the swift; and the strong won't strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;


In Context

11 I raised up some of your sons for prophets, and some of your young men for Nazirites. Isn't this true, you children of Israel?| says Yahweh.

12 |But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, 'Don't prophesy!'

13 Behold, I will crush you in your place, as a cart crushes that is full of grain.

14 Flight will perish from the swift; and the strong won't strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;

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 on that day,| says Yahweh.

Amos 2:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:14Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:14The swift will not escape, the strong will not muster their strength, and the warrior will not save his life.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:14And flight shall perish from the swift, and the valiant shall not possess his strength, neither shall the strong save his life.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:14And flight shall perish from the swift; and the strong shall not strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:14And flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver his soul.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:14And flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:14Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:14And perished hath refuge from the swift, And the strong strengtheneth not his power, And the mighty delivereth not his soul.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:14Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself: