Amos 2:14

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

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 But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets: Do not prophesy.

13 Look, I am about to crush [you] in your place as a wagon full of sheaves crushes [grain].

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

15 The archer will not stand [his ground], the [one who is] swift of foot will not save himself, and the one riding a horse will not save his life.

16 Even the most courageous of the warriors will flee naked on that day- the Lord's declaration.