Amos 2:14

14 Fast runners will find no refuge; the strong will lose their strength; the mighty will be unable to save their lives.

Amos 2:14 Meaning and Commentary

Amos 2:14

Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift
They should be so straitened and cooped up, and be so loaded with pressures, that those, as swift of foot as Asahel, should not be able to make their escape by fleeing: and the strong shall not strengthen his force;
should not increase it, or muster it up, and exert it to such a degree, as to be able to defend and secure himself from the enemy: neither shall the mighty deliver himself;
"his soul" or "life"; a soldier, a man of war, an expert and courageous officer at the head of his troop, or even the general of the army; see ( Psalms 33:16 ) .

Amos 2:14 In-Context

12 says the LORD. But you made the nazirites drink wine, and commanded the prophets, saying, "You won't prophesy."

13 So now I will oppress you, just like a cart is weighed down when it is full of harvested grain.

14 Fast runners will find no refuge; the strong will lose their strength; the mighty will be unable to save their lives.

15 Those who shoot the bow won't survive. Fast runners won't escape; those who ride horses won't save themselves.

16 The bravest warrior will flee away naked in that day,