Amos 2:16

2:16 Bravehearted ¹  warriors will run away naked in that day.”

The Lord is speaking!

Amos 7:5-6

7:5 I said, “Sovereign Lord, stop!

How can Jacob survive? ² 

He is too weak!” ³ 

7:6 The Lord decided not to do this. ⁴  The sovereign Lord said, “This will not happen either.”

[2:16]  ¹ tn Or “the most stouthearted” (NAB); NRSV “those who are stout of heart.”

[7:5]  ² tn Heb “stand.”

[7:5]  ³ tn Heb “small.”

[7:6]  ³ tn Or “changed his mind about this.”