Amos 2:15
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And he that holdeth the bow shall not stand, and the swift of foot shall not escape, neither shall the rider of the horse save his life.

Ecclesiastes 9:11
I turned me to another thing, and I saw that under the sun, the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the learned, nor favour to the skilful: but time and chance in all.

Isaiah 31:3
Egypt is man, and not God: and their horses, flesh, and not spirit: and the Lord shall put down his hand, and the helper shall fall, and he that is helped shall fall, and they shall all be confounded together.

Jeremiah 51:56
Because the spoiler is come upon her, that is, upon Babylon, and her valiant men are taken, and their bow is weakened, because the Lord, who is a strong revenger, will surely repay.

Ezekiel 39:3
And I will break thy bow in thy left hand, and I will cause thy arrows to fall out of thy right hand.

Haggai 2:22
And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and will destroy the strength of the kingdom of the Gentiles: and I will overthrow the chariot, and him that rideth therein: and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.

Zechariah 10:5
And they shall be as mighty men, treading under foot the mire of the ways in battle: and they shall fight, because the Lord is with them, and the riders of horses shall be confounded.

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And he that holdeth the bow shall not stand, and the swift of foot shall not escape, neither shall the rider of the horse save his life.

neither.

Psalm 33:16,17 The king is not saved by a great army: nor shall the giant be saved by his own great strength. . . .

himself.

Context
Judgment on Moab, Judah, and Israel
14And flight shall perish from the swift, and the valiant shall not possess his strength, neither shall the strong save his life. 15And he that holdeth the bow shall not stand, and the swift of foot shall not escape, neither shall the rider of the horse save his life.16And the stout of heart among the valiant shall flee away naked in that day, saith the Lord.…
Lexicon
The archer
וְתֹפֵ֤שׂ (wə·ṯō·p̄êś)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8610: To manipulate, seize, chiefly to capture, wield, to overlay, to use unwarrantably

will not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

stand his ground,
יַעֲמֹ֔ד (ya·‘ă·mōḏ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5975: To stand, in various relations

the fleet
וְקַ֥ל (wə·qal)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7031: Light, swift, fleet

of foot
בְּרַגְלָ֖יו (bə·raḡ·lāw)
Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda

will not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

escape,
יְמַלֵּ֑ט (yə·mal·lêṭ)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4422: To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks

and the horseman
וְרֹכֵ֣ב (wə·rō·ḵêḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7392: To ride, to place upon, to despatch

will not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

save
יְמַלֵּ֖ט (yə·mal·lêṭ)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4422: To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks

his life.
נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ (nap̄·šōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion


Additional Translations
The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life.Neither shall he stand that handles the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rides the horse deliver himself.

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 the archer shall not withstand, and he that is swift of foot shall in no wise escape; and the horseman shall not save his life.

Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and the swift of foot shall not escape, and he that rideth the horse shall not deliver his soul;

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:

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.

neither shall he stand who handles the bow; and he who is swift of foot won't escape; neither shall he who rides the horse deliver himself;

And the handler of the bow standeth not, And the swift with his feet delivereth not himself, And the rider of the horse delivereth not his soul.
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