Amos 2:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁴ Escape will fail the swift, the strong one will not maintain his strength, and the warrior will not save his life.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ And flight shall be lost to the swift and refuge shall fail him; the strong shall not retain and confirm his strength, neither shall the mighty deliver himself.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

¹⁴ Fast runners will find no refuge; the strong will lose their strength; the mighty will be unable to save their lives.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ And flight will perish from the swift, and the strong will not maintain his strength, and the healthy will not save his life.

Amos 2:14 Cross References

Job 11:20

But the sight of the wicked  will fail. Their way of escape will be cut off, and their only hope is their last breath.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift,  or the battle to the strong,  or bread to the wise, or riches to the discerning, or favour to the skilful; rather, time and chance happen to all of them.

Jeremiah 25:35

Flight will be impossible for the shepherds, and escape for the leaders of the flock.

Jeremiah 39:4

When King Zedekiah of Judah and all the fighting men saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden  through the city gate between the two walls. They left along the route to the Arabah.

Jeremiah 9:23

‘ “This is what the Lord says: The wise person should not boast in his wisdom; the strong should not boast in his strength; the wealthy should not boast in his wealth.

Amos 5:9

He brings destruction  on the strong,  , and it falls on the fortress.