15Neither 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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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. …
And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 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 the land of Canaan, the greatest part of which these ten tribes now enjoyed, Amos 2:9 , 10 . Note, We need often to be reminded of the mercies we have received, which are the heaviest aggravations of the sins we have committed. God gives liberally, and upbraids us not with our m…
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