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Amos 2:16 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Amos 2:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 2 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD. courageous: Heb. strong of his heart”
Amos 2:16 (KJV)
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Commentary on Amos 2:16
He that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day (וְאַמִּיץ לִבּוֹ בַגִּבּוֹרִים עָרוֹם יָנוּס, v'amitz libo bagiborim arom yanus)—The Hebrew emphasizes irony: אַמִּיץ (amitz) means 'strong, courageous,' yet even the bravest warrior flees עָרוֹם (arom, 'naked, stripped of armor'). The stripping represents complete defeat and humiliation; ancient warriors viewed losing armor as disgrace worse than death. Saith the LORD seals this as prophetic certainty, not military speculation.This reversal motif appears throughout Scripture: the proud brought low (Isaiah 2:11-17), the ...
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Cross-References for Amos 2:16
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“and fled from them naked.”
“Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.”
“and the strongholds are seized”
“they went into one tent”