Amos 2:14

“Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:”

"Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:" - Amos 2:14
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What does Amos 2:14 mean?

Amos 2:14 says, "Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself". This verse is part of a larger prophecy given by the prophet Amos to the people of Israel. In order to fully understand…

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The Futility of Human Strength: Trusting Beyond Our Abilities

In the book of Amos, a prophetic warning rings through the ages, echoing the limitations of human strength and ingenuity. Amos 2:14 states, "Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver…

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A Prayer for Strength and Deliverance Amidst Trials

Heavenly Father, We come before You today in humble reverence, acknowledging Your sovereignty and power. With the words of Amos 2:14 echoing in our hearts, where it is written, "Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force…

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Amos 2:14 - "Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:"
Amos 7:14 - "¶ Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:"
"¶ Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:" - Amos 7:14
Amos 5:14 - "Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken."
Amos 1:14 - "But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:"
Amos 8:2 - "And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more."
Amos 2:12 - "But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not."
Amos 2:5 - "But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem."
Amos 2:13 - "Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves."
Amos 8:14 - "They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beer-sheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again."
Amos 2:2 - "But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:"
Amos 3:14 - "That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Beth-el: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground."
Amos 2:16 - "And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD."
Amos 6:14 - "But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness."
Amos 2:8 - "And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god."
Amos 9:14 - "And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them."
Amos 3:2 - "You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities."
Amos 5:2 - "The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up."
Amos 2:10 - "Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite."
Amos 9:2 - "Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:"
Amos 2:11 - "And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD."
Amos 5:14-15 - "Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is. Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts. Perhaps the Lord God Almighty will have mercy on the remnant of Joseph."
Amos 1:2 - "And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither."
Amos 2:15 - "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."
Amos 2:1 - "Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:"
Amos 2:6 - "¶ Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;"
Amos 4:2 - "The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks."
"But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem." - Amos 2:5
"But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not." - Amos 2:12