Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Flight will perish from [the] swift and [the] strong person will not muster his strength and [the] warrior will not save his life.
New American Standard Bible
And the stalwart will not strengthen his power,
Nor the
King James Version
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
Holman Bible
the strong one will not prevail by his strength,
and the brave will not save his life.
International Standard Version
So the swift runner will not escape, the valiant will not fortify his strength, and the mighty warrior will not save his life.
A Conservative Version
And flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, nor shall the mighty deliver himself.
American Standard Version
And flight shall perish from the swift; and the strong shall not strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;
Amplified
“Flight will be lost to the swift [so they will be unable to escape],
And the strong shall not strengthen nor maintain his power,
Nor shall the mighty man save his own life.
Bible in Basic English
And flight will be impossible for the quick-footed, and the force of the strong will become feeble, and the man of war will not get away safely:
Darby Translation
And flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver his soul.
Julia Smith Translation
And flight perished from the swift; and the strong shall not strengthen his power, and the mighty shall not save his soul.
King James 2000
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his power, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
Modern King James verseion
And refuge shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his power, nor shall the mighty deliver his life;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
so that the swift shall not escape, neither the strong be able to do anything: no, the giant shall not save his own life.
NET Bible
Fast runners will find no place to hide; strong men will have no strength left; warriors will not be able to save their lives.
New Heart English Bible
Flight will perish from the swift; and the strong won't strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;
The Emphasized Bible
Therefore shall flight, perish, from the swift, and, the mighty, shall not invigorate his strength, - nor shall, the hero, escape with his life;
Webster
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
World English Bible
Flight will perish from the swift; and the strong won't strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;
Youngs Literal Translation
And perished hath refuge from the swift, And the strong strengtheneth not his power, And the mighty delivereth not his soul.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Amos 2:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judgment On Israel
13 Look! I [am] going to press [you] down in your place just as a utility cart full of mature stalks of grain [is pressed down]. 14 Flight will perish from [the] swift and [the] strong person will not muster his strength and [the] warrior will not save his life. 15 And [the] one who takes hold of the bow will not stand and [the one who is] swift on his feet will not save himself, nor will [the] one who rides the horse save his life.
Cross References
Jeremiah 9:23
Thus says Yahweh, "[The] wise man must not boast in his wisdom, and the warrior must not boast in his might, [the] wealthy man must not boast in his wealth.
Psalm 33:16
The king [is] not saved by [the] greatness of an army. The warrior is not delivered by [the] greatness of strength.
Ecclesiastes 9:11
I looked again and saw under the sun that the race [does] not [belong] to the swift, the battle [does] not [belong] to the mighty, food [does] not [belong] to the wise, wealth [does] not [belong] to the intelligent, and success [does] not [belong] to the skillful, for time and chance befalls all of them.
Job 11:20
But [the] eyes of [the] wicked will fail; and refuge will be lost to them, and their hope [is] {to breathe their last breath}."
Isaiah 30:16-17
and you said, "No! For we will flee on horses!" Therefore you shall flee! And, "We will ride on swift horses!" Therefore your pursuers shall be swift!
Amos 9:1-3
I saw my Lord standing by the altar and he said, "Strike the capitals so that the thresholds will shake, and shatter them on the head of all of them, and I will kill the rest of them with the sword. A fugitive belonging to them will not run away, and a survivor belonging to them will not escape.