Jeremiah 12:5
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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?“If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in a peaceful land, how will you do in the thickets of the Jordan?
In other translations
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?“If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in a peaceful land, how will you do in the thickets of the Jordan?
Hebrew words
כִּיkiifH3588אֶת־'et-withH854רַגְלִים׀raglimfoot soldiersH7273רַצְתָּהratztahyou have runH7323וַיַּלְאוּךָvaiyal'ukhaand they have made weary youH3811וְאֵיךְve'eikhand how?H349תְּתַחֲרֶהtetacharehwill you competeH8474אֶת־'et-withH854הַסּוּסִיםhasusimthe horsesH5483וּבְאֶרֶץuve'eretzand in a land ofH776שָׁלוֹםshalomsafetyH7965אַתָּה'atahyouH859בוֹטֵחַvoteach[are] falling to [the] groundH982וְאֵיךְve'eikhand how?H349תַּעֲשֶׂהta'asehwill you doH6213בִּגְאוֹןbig'onin [the] thicket ofH1347הַיַּרְדֵּן׃haiyardenthe JordanH3383
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- Joshua 3:15And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge,
- Jeremiah 26:8Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die.and as soon as he had finished telling all the people everything the LORD had commanded him to say, the priests and prophets and all the people seized him, shouting, “You must surely die!
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People and places
Places: Jordan