# 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]]