Amos 2:14
the strong one will not prevail by his strength,
and the brave will not save his life.
Jeremiah 9:23
This is what the Lord says:
the strong man must not boast in his strength;
the wealthy man must not boast in his wealth.
Psalm 33:16
a warrior will not be delivered by great strength.
Ecclesiastes 9:11
Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift,
Job 11:20
Their way of escape will be cut off,
and their only hope is their last breath.
Isaiah 30:16-17
We will escape on horses”—
therefore you will escape!—
and, “We will ride on fast horses”—
but those who pursue you will be faster.
Amos 9:1-3
I saw the Lord standing beside the altar,
so that the thresholds shake;
knock them down on the heads of all the people.
Then I will kill the rest of them with the sword.
None of those who flee will get away;
none of the fugitives will escape.
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The flight
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The flight
so that the thresholds shake;
knock them down on the heads of all the people.
Then I will kill the rest of them with the sword.
None of those who flee will get away;
none of the fugitives will escape.
Their way of escape will be cut off,
and their only hope is their last breath.
We will escape on horses”—
therefore you will escape!—
and, “We will ride on fast horses”—
but those who pursue you will be faster.
the strong man must not boast in his strength;
the wealthy man must not boast in his wealth.
General references
and young men stumble and fall,