Behold, I will crush you in your place, As a cart crushes that is full of grain.
Scholars tell us that the translation of the Hebrew here is uncertain; and the sense of the English version is that the load of Israel's sin and guilt is a burden that presses God down; but the figure of being run over by a wagon (or wain) "is very natural in the mouth of the shepherd Amos."[41]  "Whatever meaning is given to the verb, it is clear that the ultimate action of God would be catastrophic upon the nation.[42]  The divine judgment against Israel in these four verses (Amos 2:13-16) will be such that, "Neither natural ability (Amos 2:14), military equipment (Amos 2:15), nor outstanding courage (Amos 2:16) will avail."[43]