Amos 2:14 — Compare Translations

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And flight shall be lost to the swift and refuge shall fail him; the strong shall not retain and confirm his strength, neither shall the mighty deliver himself.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And flight shall be lost to the swift and refuge shall fail him; the strong shall not retain and confirm his strength, neither shall the mighty deliver himself.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Escape will fail the swift, the strong one will not maintain his strength, and the warrior will not save his life.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver his soul.

English EASY 2024

You might try to run away. But nobody will get free. Even the fastest runner will not get free. The strong people will not be strong enough to stop me. The soldiers will not be able to save their lives.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

No one will escape—not even the fastest runner. Strong men will not be strong enough. Soldiers will not be able to save themselves.

Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not retain his strength, nor shall the mighty save his life;

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Not even fast runners will escape; strong men will lose their strength, and soldiers will not be able to save their own lives.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Runners will not be able to escape. Strong men will find that their strength is useless. Soldiers will not be able to save themselves.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Escape will fail the swift, the strong one will not prevail by his strength, and the brave will not save his life.

English KJV 1611

Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:

English LSB

So flight will perish from the swift, And the strong will not instill his power with courage, Nor will the mighty man make his life escape.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Flight will perish from the swift, the strong will not retain his strength, nor will the warrior save his life.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"Flight will perish from the swift, And the stalwart will not strengthen his power, Nor the mighty man save his life.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong man shall not retain his strength; The warrior shall not save his life,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Fast runners will find no place to hide; strong men will have no strength left; warriors will not be able to save their lives.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Your fastest runners will not escape. The strongest people will not get away. Even soldiers will not be able to save their own lives.

English NIV

The swift will not escape, the strong will not muster their strength, and the warrior will not save his life.

English NKJ 1982

Therefore flight shall perish from the swift, The strong shall not strengthen his power, Nor shall the mighty deliver himself;

English NLT

Your fastest runners will not get away. The strongest among you will become weak. Even the mightiest warriors will be unable to save themselves.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not retain their strength, nor shall the mighty save their lives;

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Even the swiftest runner will not escape, physical strength will not be enough to protect the strong, nor will the mighty warrior be able to save himself.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not retain his strength, nor shall the mighty save his life;

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Your swiftest warriors will stumble in flight. The strong will all be weak, and the great ones can no longer save themselves.

English Tyndale 1537

so that the swift shall not escape, neither the strong be able to do anything: no, the giant shall not save his own life.