Amo 2:14-16, 9:1-4, Zep 1:17-18 | ESV | STEP | Flight shall perish from the swift , and the strong shall not retain his strength , nor shall the mighty save his life ;

Amos 2:14-16

14 ^aFlight shall perish from the swift,
^band the strong shall not retain his strength,
^cnor shall the mighty save his life;
15 he who handles the bow shall not stand,
and he who is ^dswift of foot shall not save himself,
^enor shall he who rides the horse save his life;
16 and he who is stout of heart among the mighty
shall flee away naked in that day,”

declares the Lord.

Amos 9:1-4

The Destruction of Israel

1 I saw the Lord standing beside ^{▼▼Or on} the altar, and he said:

^g“Strike the capitals until ^hthe thresholds ⁱshake,
^jand shatter them on the heads of all the people; ^{▼▼Hebrew all of them}
and those who are left of them I will kill with the sword;
^lnot one of them shall flee away;
not one of them shall escape.
2 ^m“If they dig into Sheol,
from there shall my hand take them;
ⁿif they climb up to heaven,
from there I will bring them down.
3 If they hide themselves on ^othe top of Carmel,
from there I will search them out and take them;
^pand if they hide from my sight at the bottom of the sea,
there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them.
4 ^qAnd if they go into captivity before their enemies,
there I will command the sword, and it shall kill them;
^rand I will fix my eyes upon them
for evil and not for good.”

Zephaniah 1:17-18

17 ^sI will bring distress on mankind,
so that they shall walk ^tlike the blind,
because they have sinned against the Lord;
^utheir blood shall be poured out like dust,
and their flesh ^vlike dung.
18 ^wNeither their silver nor their gold
shall be able to deliver them
on the day of the wrath of the Lord.
^xIn the fire of his jealousy,
^yall the earth shall be consumed;
^zfor a full and sudden end
he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth.