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13 So, I will press you down in your place,
    just as a cart presses down
    when it is full of sheaves.[a]
14 Flight shall perish from the swift,
    and the strong shall not retain their strength,
    nor shall the mighty save their lives;
15 those who handle the bow shall not stand,
    and those who are swift of foot shall not save themselves,
    nor shall those who ride horses save their lives;

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 2:13 Meaning of Heb uncertain

13 “Now then, I will crush you
    as a cart crushes when loaded with grain.(A)
14 The swift will not escape,(B)
    the strong(C) will not muster their strength,
    and the warrior will not save his life.(D)
15 The archer(E) will not stand his ground,
    the fleet-footed soldier will not get away,
    and the horseman(F) will not save his life.(G)

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