Amos 2:14 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not retain their strength, nor shall the mighty save their lives;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

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)

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

Common English Bible

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

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

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Amos 2:14 Cross References

Job 11:20

But the eyes of the wicked will fail; all way of escape will be lost to them, and their hope is to breathe their last.”

Psalm 33:16

A king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to the skillful, but time and chance happen to them all.

Jeremiah 25:35

Flight shall fail the shepherds, and there shall be no escape for the lords of the flock.

Jeremiah 39:4

When King Zedekiah of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled, going out of the city at night by way of the King’s Garden through the gate between the two walls, and they went toward the Arabah.

Jeremiah 9:23

Thus says the Lord: Do not let the wise boast in their wisdom; do not let the mighty boast in their might; do not let the wealthy boast in their wealth;

Amos 5:9

who makes destruction flash out against the strong, so that destruction comes upon the fortress.