Amos 2:14

New English Translation

Fast runners will find no place to hide; strong men will have no strength left; warriors will not be able to save their lives.

Cross References

Job 11:20

But the eyes of the wicked fail, and escape eludes them; their one hope is to breathe their last.”

Psalm 33:16

No king is delivered by his vast army; a warrior is not saved by his great might.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Again, I observed this on the earth: the race is not always won by the swiftest, the battle is not always won by the strongest; prosperity does not always belong to those who are the wisest, wealth does not always belong to those who are the most discerning, nor does success always come to those with the most knowledge – for time and chance may overcome them all.

Jeremiah 25:35

The leaders will not be able to run away and hide. The shepherds of the flocks will not be able to escape.

Jeremiah 39:4

When King Zedekiah of Judah and all his soldiers saw them, they tried to escape. They departed from the city during the night. They took a path through the king’s garden and passed out through the gate between the two walls. Then they headed for the Jordan Valley.

Jeremiah 9:23

The Lord says, “Wise people should not boast that they are wise. Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful. Rich people should not boast that they are rich.

Amos 5:9

He flashes destruction down upon the strong so that destruction overwhelms the fortified places.)