Amos 2:15
Bible › Amos › Chapter 2 › Verse 15
Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life.
In other translations
Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life.
Hebrew words
וְתֹפֵשׂvetofesand [the] handler ofH8610הַקֶּשֶׁתhakeshetthe bowH7198לֹאlo'notH3808יַעֲמֹדya'amodhe will standH5975וְקַלvekaland a [person] swiftH7031בְּרַגְלָיוberaglavon feet hisH7272לֹאlo'notH3808יְמַלֵּטyemalethe will saveH4422וְרֹכֵבverokhevand [the] rider ofH7392הַסּוּסhasusthe horseH5483לֹאlo'notH3808יְמַלֵּטyemalethe will saveH4422נַפְשׁוֹ׃nafsholife hisH5315
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Psalm 33:16-1716 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. 17 An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.16 No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength. 17 A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.
- Ezekiel 39:3And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.Then I will strike the bow from your left hand and dash down the arrows from your right hand.
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