Amos 2:16

“And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD.”

"And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD." - Amos 2:16
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What does Amos 2:16 mean?

"Amos 2:16 - And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD." This verse from the book of Amos in the Old Testament portrays a vivid and powerful image of the impending judgment of God upon the nation of Israel. The prophet Amos…

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The Naked Truth of Courage

**The Naked Truth of Courage** The message delivered through the prophet Amos in Amos 2:16 serves as a somber reminder of the vulnerability of human strength in the face of divine judgment. The King James Version encapsulates this revelation with striking clarity: "And he that…

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A Prayer for Courage and Humility in the Face of Judgment

O Great and Sovereign Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth, we come before Your majestic throne with reverence and fear. We acknowledge You as the Almighty, the One who knows our hearts and minds and sees our very actions. As we reflect upon Your Word, specifically the poignant…

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Amos 2:16 - "And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD."
Amos 7:16 - "¶ Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac."
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 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 5:16 - "Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing."
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 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 2:14 - "Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:"
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 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
Amos 2:7 - "That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:"
"Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves." - Amos 2:13
Amos 6:2 - "Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?"
Amos 7:2 - "And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small."
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."
"¶ Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac." - Amos 7:16
Amos 2:9 - "¶ Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath."