Amos 2:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁵ The archer will not stand his ground, the one who is swift of foot will not save himself, and the one riding a horse will not save his life.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ Neither shall he stand who handles the bow, and he who is swift of foot shall not deliver himself; neither shall he who rides the horse deliver his life.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself; neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself;

Common English Bible

¹⁵ Those who shoot the bow won’t survive. Fast runners won’t escape; those who ride horses won’t save themselves.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ And one holding the bow will not stand firm, and the swift of foot will not be saved, and the rider on the horse will not save his life.

Amos 2:15 Cross References

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.

Isaiah 31:3

Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the Lord raises his hand to strike, the helper will stumble and the one who is helped will fall; both will perish together.

Jeremiah 51:56

for a destroyer is coming against her, against Babylon. Her warriors will be captured, their bows shattered, for the Lord is a God of retribution; he will certainly repay.

Ezekiel 39:3

Then I will knock your bow from your left hand and make your arrows drop from your right hand.

Amos 9:1

I saw the Lord standing beside the altar,  and he said: Strike the capitals of the pillars so that the thresholds shake; knock them down on the heads of all the people. Then I will kill the rest of them with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.

Haggai 2:22

I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the Gentile kingdoms.  I will overturn chariots and their riders. Horses and their riders will fall, each by his brother’s sword.

Zechariah 10:5

They will be like warriors in battle trampling down the mud of the streets. They will fight because the  Lord is with them, and they will put horsemen to shame.