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Amos 2:15

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15“He who agrasps the bow will not stand his ground,

The swift of foot will not escape,

Nor will he who rides the bhorse make his 1life escape.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit soul

Cross references

  1. aJer 51:56; Ezek 39:3
  2. bIs 31:3

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

he who handles the bow shall not stand,

and he who is swift of foot shall not save himself,

nor shall he who rides the horse save his life;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The archer will not stand his ground,

the fleet-footed soldier will not get away,

and the horseman will not save his life.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

The archers will not stand their ground.

The swiftest runners won’t be fast enough to escape.

Even those riding horses won’t be able to save themselves.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the one who takes hold of the bow will not stand and the one who is swift on his feet will not save himself, nor will the one who rides the horse save his life.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.