The Meaning of Amos 2:15 Explained

Amos 2:15

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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.

Darby: 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;

ASV: 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;

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Amos 2:15?

MEANING: What does Amos 2:15 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Amos 2:15 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Amos 2:15?

What is the context of Amos 2:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Amos 2:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Amos 2:6-16 - Neither Shall Israel Escape

First the prophet enumerates Israel's sins. They were unjust to the poor, carrying their extortions to such lengths as to goad the poor to desperation. They were unchaste. They held their idolatrous festivities in idol shrines while they unjustly detained and confiscated the pledges of the poor. They perpetrated shamelessly the enormous crimes for which the Amorites were dispossessed by Joshua and their fathers. But notice nothing is said of that great general and his valiant soldiers; our mind is carried beyond all human agency to the Eternal. I destroyed, etc. Amos 2:9.

The ripple of the ocean on the beach which you hear and see is due to the action of the sun or moon; so the changes that men attribute to political combinations must ultimately be traced back to the divine will in its permissive or decretive energy. One of the most graphic pictures is in Amos 2:13. We can almost see the heavily laden wagon dragged from the harvest field. The wheels creak and groan; the oxen advance with difficulty; the timbers threaten to succumb. So God bears up the world; and thus did Jesus stoop and sweat great drops of blood under the sins of the whole world. [source]

Chapter Summary: Amos 2

¹ God's judgments upon Moab,
⁴ upon Judah,
⁶ and upon Israel
⁹ God complains of their ingratitude

What do the individual words in Amos 2:15 mean?

And who handles the bow not He shall stand and the swift of foot shall escape and he who rides a horse nor shall deliver himself

וְתֹפֵ֤שׂ הַקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙ לֹ֣א יַעֲמֹ֔ד וְקַ֥ל בְּרַגְלָ֖יו יְמַלֵּ֑ט וְרֹכֵ֣ב הַסּ֔וּס לֹ֥א יְמַלֵּ֖ט נַפְשֽׁוֹ

וְתֹפֵ֤שׂ	And who handles
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct Root: תָּפַשׂ Sense: to catch, handle, lay hold, take hold of, seize, wield.
הַקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙	the bow
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: קֶשֶׁת Sense: bow.
יַעֲמֹ֔ד	He shall stand
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: עָמַד Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
וְקַ֥ל	and the swift
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine singular Root: קַל Sense: swift, light, fleet.
בְּרַגְלָ֖יו	of foot
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, fdc, third person masculine singular Root: רֶגֶל Sense: foot.
יְמַלֵּ֑ט	shall escape
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: מָלַט Sense: to slip away, escape, deliver, save, be delivered.
וְרֹכֵ֣ב	and he who rides
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct Root: רָכַב Sense: to mount and ride, ride.
הַסּ֔וּס	a horse
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: סוּס Sense: swallow, swift.
לֹ֥א	nor
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
יְמַלֵּ֖ט	shall deliver
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: מָלַט Sense: to slip away, escape, deliver, save, be delivered.
נַפְשֽׁוֹ	himself
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: נֶפֶשׁ Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.

What are the major concepts related to Amos 2:15?

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Similar Scriptures for Amos 2:15

		Psalms 33:16-17 [4]
		Ezekiel 39:3 [3]