Amos 2:14

14 et peribit fuga a veloce et fortis non obtinebit virtutem suam et robustus non salvabit animam suam

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 et propinabatis nazarenis vino et prophetis mandabatis dicentes ne prophetetis

13 ecce ego stridebo super vos sicut stridet plaustrum onustum faeno

14 et peribit fuga a veloce et fortis non obtinebit virtutem suam et robustus non salvabit animam suam

15 et tenens arcum non stabit et velox pedibus suis non salvabitur et ascensor equi non salvabit animam suam

16 et robustus corde inter fortes nudus fugiet in die illa dicit Dominus