Amos 2:14

In 11 translations

BSB

Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.

KJV

Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:himself: Heb. his soul, or, life

WEB

Flight will perish from the swift. The strong won’t strengthen his force. The mighty won’t deliver himself.

ASV

And flight shall perish from the swift; and the strong shall not strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;

LSV

And refuge has perished from the swift, || And the strong does not strengthens his power, || And the mighty does not deliver his soul.

YLT

And perished hath refuge from the swift, And the strong strengtheneth not his power, And the mighty delivereth not his soul.

DBY

And flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver his soul.

DRC

And flight shall perish from the swift, and the valiant shall not possess his strength, neither shall the strong save his life.

GNV

Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mightie saue his life.

JPS

And flight shall fail the swift, and the strong shall not exert his strength, neither shall the mighty deliver himself;

LXXE

And flight shall perish from the runner, and the strong shall not hold fast his strength, and the warrior shall not save his life:

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WLC

וְאָבַ֤ד מָנוֹס֙ מִקָּ֔ל וְחָזָ֖ק לֹא־יְאַמֵּ֣ץ כֹּח֑וֹ וְגִבּ֖וֹר לֹא־יְמַלֵּ֥ט נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἀπολεῖται φυγὴ ἐκ δρομέως, καὶ ὁ κραταιὸς οὐ μὴ κρατήσῃ τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὁ μαχητὴς οὐ μὴ σώσῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ.

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• Jeremiah 9:23This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
• Amos 9:1–3I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those…
• Psalms 33:16No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
• Ecclesiastes 9:11I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance…
• Isaiah 30:16–17“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster. A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until…
• Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”

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