Amos 2:15
“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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow,.... That is, at some distance, and can make use of his instruments of war…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Amos 2:14-16
Israel relied, against God, on his own strength. “Have we not,” they said, “taken to us horns by our own strength?” Amo…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself - I believe all these sayings, Amo 2:13-16, are proverbs, to show…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Amos 2:9-16
Here, I. God puts his people Israel in mind of the great things he has done for them, in putting them into possession of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
stand i.e. keep his place, or halt in the flight:so Nah 2:8; Jer 46:21.
swift of foot For this virtue of a warrior cf.…