Amo 2:14-16 | NET2full | STEP | Fast runners will find no place to hide ; strong men will have no strength left ; warriors will not be able to save their lives .

‏ Amos 2:14-16

14 Fast runners will find no place to hide; ^{▼▼tn Heb “and a place of refuge will perish from the swift.”}
strong men will have no strength left; ^{▼▼tn Heb “the strong will not increase his strength.”}
warriors will not be able to save their lives.
15 Archers ^{▼▼tn Heb “the one who holds the bow.”} will not hold their ground; ^{▼▼tn For the idiom of “holding [or “standing”] one’s ground” in battle, there is a similar phrase in Ezek 13:5; also related is the expression “to hold one’s own against” (or “to withstand”) in Judg 2:14; 2 Kgs 10:4; Dan 8:7 (see S. M. Paul, Amos [Hermeneia], 97). Other options include “will not endure” or “will not survive.”}
fast runners will not save their lives,
nor will those who ride horses. ^{▼▼tn The last two lines read literally, “The one fast in his feet will not rescue [his life], and the rider of the horse will not rescue his life.” The phrase “his life” does double duty in the parallelism and should be understood in both lines.}
16 Bravehearted ^{▼▼tn Or “the most stouthearted” (NAB); cf. NRSV “those who are stout of heart.”} warriors will run away naked in that day.”
The Lord is speaking.