Amos 2:14

Bible in Basic English 1965

And flight will be impossible for the quick-footed, and the force of the strong will become feeble, and the man of war will not get away safely:

Cross References

Job 11:20

But the eyes of the evil-doers will be wasting away; their way of flight is gone, and their only hope is the taking of their last breath.

Psalm 33:16

A king's salvation is not in the power of his army; a strong man does not get free by his great strength.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

And again I saw under the sun that the reward goes not to him who is quick, or the fruits of war to the strong; and there is no bread for the wise, or wealth for men of learning, or respect for those who have knowledge; but time and chance come to all.

Jeremiah 25:35

There will be no way of flight for the keepers of sheep, no road for the chiefs of the flock to get away safely.

Jeremiah 39:4

And when Zedekiah, king of Judah, and all the men of war saw it, they went in flight from the town by night, by the way of the king's garden, through the doorway between the two walls: and they went out by the Arabah.

Jeremiah 9:23

This is the word of the Lord: Let not the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the strong man in his strength, or the man of wealth in his wealth:

Amos 5:9

Who sends sudden destruction on the strong, so that destruction comes on the walled town.