King James Version
Amos 2:15 in the King James Version says “Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he t...” — study this verse from Amos chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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 2:15 · KJV
Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves. I am: or, I will press your place, as a cart full of sheaves presseth
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself: himself: Heb. his soul, or, life
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.
And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD. courageous: Heb. strong of his heart
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“that handleth”
H8610to manipulate, i.e., seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“Neither shall he stand”
H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
“of foot”
H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“deliver”
H4422properly, to be smooth, i.e., (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth youn
“himself neither shall he that rideth”
H7392to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“deliver”
H4422properly, to be smooth, i.e., (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth youn
“himself”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
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