Amos 2:14

14 L'homme agile ne pourra fuir, le fort ne trouvera pas sa force, et l'homme vaillant ne sauvera point sa vie;

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 Mais vous avez fait boire du vin aux nazariens, et vous avez fait défense aux prophètes, disant: Ne prophétisez pas!

13 Voici, je vais vous fouler, comme foule un char plein de gerbes;

14 L'homme agile ne pourra fuir, le fort ne trouvera pas sa force, et l'homme vaillant ne sauvera point sa vie;

15 Celui qui manie l'arc ne tiendra pas, celui qui a les pieds légers n'échappera point, celui qui monte le cheval ne sauvera pas sa vie;

16 Et le plus courageux entre les vaillants s'enfuira nu en ce jour-là, dit l'Éternel.