Amos 2:14

New American Bible - revised edition

Flight shall elude the swift, and the strong shall not retain strength; The warrior shall not save his life,

Cross References

Job 11:20

but the wicked, looking on, shall be consumed with envy. Escape shall be cut off from them, their only hope their last breath.

Psalm 33:16

A king is not saved by a great army, nor a warrior delivered by great strength.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Again I saw under the sun that the race is not won by the swift, nor the battle by the valiant, nor a livelihood by the wise, nor riches by the shrewd, nor favor by the experts; for a time of misfortune comes to all alike.

Jeremiah 25:35

There is no flight for the shepherds, no escape for the leaders of the flock.

Jeremiah 39:4

When Zedekiah, king of Judah, and all his warriors saw this, they fled, leaving the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through a gate between the two walls. He went in the direction of the Arabah,

Jeremiah 9:23

But rather, let those who boast, boast of this, that in their prudence they know me, Know that I, the Lord, act with fidelity, justice, and integrity on earth. How I take delight in these—oracle of the Lord. False Circumcision.

Amos 5:9

Who makes destruction fall suddenly upon the stronghold and brings ruin upon the fortress, the Lord is his name.