Amos 2:14

New International Reader's Version

Your fastest runners will not escape. The strongest people will not get away. Even soldiers will not be able to save their own lives.

Cross References

Job 11:20

But sinful people won’t find what they are looking for. They won’t be able to escape. All they can hope for is to die.”

Psalm 33:16

A king isn’t saved just because his army is big. A soldier doesn’t escape just because he is very strong.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Here’s something else I’ve seen on this earth. Races aren’t always won by those who run fast. Battles aren’t always won by those who are strong. Wise people don’t always have plenty of food. Clever people aren’t always wealthy. Those who have learned a lot aren’t always successful. God controls the timing of every event. He also controls how things turn out.

Jeremiah 25:35

The shepherds won’t have any place to run to. The leaders of the flock won’t be able to escape.

Jeremiah 39:4

King Zedekiah and all the soldiers saw them. Then they ran away. They left the city at night. They went by way of the king’s garden. They went out through the gate between the two walls. And they headed toward the Arabah Valley.

Jeremiah 9:23

The Lord says, “Do not let wise people brag about how wise they are. Do not let strong people boast about how strong they are. Do not let rich people brag about how rich they are.

Amos 5:9

With a flash of light he destroys places of safety. He tears down cities that have high walls around them.