Jeremiah 12:5
“If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Jeremiah 12:5 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and though in a land of peace thou art secure, yet how wilt thou do in the pride of the Jordan?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wenn du mit Fußgängern liefest, und sie dich ermüdeten, wie wolltest du denn mit Rossen wetteifern? Und wenn du auf ein Land des Friedens dein Vertrauen setzest, wie willst du es denn machen in der Pracht des Jordan?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Si corriste con los de á pie, y te cansaron, ¿cómo contenderás con los caballos? Y si en la tierra de paz estabas quieto, ¿cómo harás en la hinchazón del Jordán?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Se ao correres com os que estão a pé, eles te cansam, como competirás com os cavalos? E se somente em terra de paz te sentes seguro, como agirás tu nos matagais junto ao Jordão?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Yahweh disse: "De fato, se tu, Jeremias, te cansaste correndo com os homens, como poderás competir com os cavalos? Se tu caíste no campo seguro, como farás na floresta ao longo do Jordão?
📖 Jeremiah 12:5 in Context
3But thou, O Lord, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.
4How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.
5If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?
6For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.
7I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.
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