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A grain-laden cart sinks into earth near an unused bow and saddled horse.
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Amos 2:13-16

The Weight of the Warning

The Poor Are Not Merchandise · Amos 2

Story guide: The cart is a prophetic simile. The unused weapons and horse accompany the warning that human strength will fail.

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13Look, I am pressing down beneath you, as a cart presses down when it is full of sheaves.

14Flight will perish from the swift, and the strong will not strengthen his power, and the warrior will not save his life.

15And the one who grasps the bow will not stand, and the swift of foot will not escape, and the rider of the horse will not save his life.

16Even the stouthearted among the warriors will flee naked on that day,” declares Yahweh.

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