Amos 2:14
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
כֵּן
kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...
מָנוֹס
mânôwç
a retreat (literally or figuratively); abstractly, a fleeing
אָבַד
ʼâbad
properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
קַל
qal
light; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial)
חָזָק
châzâq
strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)
חָזַק
châzaq
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restra...
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
גִּבּוֹר
gibbôwr
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
נָצַל
nâtsal
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
Key Terms in This Verse
מָנוֹס mânôwç
a retreat (literally or figuratively); abstractly, a fleeing
Study H4498 →חָזַק châzaq
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
Study H2388 →אָבַד ʼâbad
properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
Study H6 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →לֹא lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
Study H3808 →Cross References
Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skil...
There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.
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