Amos

Amos 2:14

¹⁴Escape will fail the swift,

the strong will not prevail by his strength,

and the mighty will not save his life.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Escape	מָנוֹס֙	mā·nō·ws	Noun - masculine singular	H4498 flight.
will fail	וְאָבַ֤ד	wə·’ā·ḇaḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6 perish
the swift	מִקָּ֔ל	miq·qāl	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular	H7031 light, swift, fleet
the strong	וְחָזָ֖ק	wə·ḥā·zāq	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H2389 strong, stout, mighty
will not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
prevail	יְאַמֵּ֣ץ	yə·’am·mêṣ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H553 be alert
by his strength	כֹּח֑וֹ	kō·ḥōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3581 strength, power
and the mighty	וְגִבּ֖וֹר	wə·ḡib·bō·wr	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H1368 strong, mighty
will not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
save	יְמַלֵּ֥ט	yə·mal·lêṭ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4422 slip away
his life	נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.