Amos 2:16 BSB — MannaFest

Amos 2:16

Even the bravest of mighty men will flee naked on that day,” declares the LORD.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

and he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith Jehovah.

KJV

And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the Lord.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Amos (420)

(Verse 13 onwards) Behold, I will roar underneath you, like a heavily loaded wagon roars with hay, and the fleet warrior shall perish, and the strong shall not retain his strength, and the mighty shall not save his soul, and the archer shall not stand, and the swift-footed one shall not be saved, and the rider of the horse shall not save his soul, and the strong of heart among the strong ones, shall flee naked on that day, says the Lord.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Shall flee away naked - In some cases the alarm shall be in the night; and even the most heroic shall start from his bed, and through terror not wait to put on his clothes.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאַמִּ֥יץ	ve.'a.Mitz	and [the] [person] strong	H533 →
לִבּ֖וֹ	li.Bo	of heart his	H3820 →
בַּגִּבּוֹרִ֑ים	ba.gi.bo.Rim	among the warriors	H1368 →
עָר֛וֹם	a.Rom	naked	H6174 →
יָנ֥וּס	ya.Nus	he will flee	H5127 →
בַּיּוֹם־	bai.yom-	on the day	H3117 →
הַה֖וּא	ha.Hu'	<the> that	H1931 →
נְאֻם־	ne.'um-	[the] utterance of	H5002 →
יְהוָֽה׃ פ	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Judges 4:17
Meanwhile, Sisera had fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
leads to
- Isaiah 57:21
  “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
- Psalms 37:35–36
  I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
- Psalms 69:22
  May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap.
Through
Jeremiah 48:41
Kirioth has been taken, and the strongholds seized. In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
leads to
- Isaiah 13:8
  Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.
- Isaiah 21:3
  Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.
- Jeremiah 49:22
  Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s mighty men will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
- Jeremiah 30:6
  Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?
- Micah 4:9–10
  Why do you now cry aloud? Is there no king among you? Has your counselor perished so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor?

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About Amos

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Amos

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Amos