en_tn/amo/02/15.md

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# Connecting Statement:
Yahweh continues his message of judgment on the people of Israel.
# The archer will not stand
Here "stand" means to keep one's place in battle.
# the fast runner will not escape
The implied information is that the fast runner will not escape from his enemies. AT: "the fast runner will be captured" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
# flee naked
Possible meanings are 1) this is a metonym for "run away without his weapons" or 2) this is meant literally as "run away wearing no clothes" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# in that day
"at that time"
# this is Yahweh's declaration
Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Amos 2:11](./11.md). AT: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/archer]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/horsemen]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/declare]]