But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; their only hope is their dying breath.”
Amos 2:14 - Tree of Life Version Then flight will fail for the swift. The mighty will not strengthen his power, The warrior will not save his life. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; their only hope is their dying breath.”
No king is saved by his great army, no warrior is delivered by great strength.
I further observed under the sun: The race is not to the swift nor the battle to the mighty, nor does bread come to the wise, or wealth to the discerning, or favor to the skillful; for time and chance befall them all.
For the shepherds will have no way to flee, nor the leaders of the flock to escape.
Now when King Zedekiah of Judah and all the men of war saw them, they fled. They went out of the city at night, by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, heading out toward the way of the Arabah.
But let one who boasts boast in this: that he understands and knows Me. For I am Adonai who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth. For in these things I delight.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
He flashes destruction on the mighty, so destruction will come against a fortress.