Verse 5
Jeremiah 12:5
World English Bible
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“If you have run with the footmen,
and they have wearied you,
then how can you contend with horses?
Though in a land of peace you are secure,
yet how will you do in the pride of the Jordan?
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ֣י אֶת רַגְלִ֥ים רַ֨צְתָּה֙ וַ/יַּלְא֔וּ/ךָ וְ/אֵ֥יךְ תְּתַֽחֲרֶ֖ה אֶת הַ/סּוּסִ֑ים וּ/בְ/אֶ֤רֶץ שָׁלוֹם֙ אַתָּ֣ה בוֹטֵ֔חַ וְ/אֵ֥יךְ תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה בִּ/גְא֥וֹן הַ/יַּרְדֵּֽן
English Translation
For you have desired feet, and they have been weary; how will you contend with horses? And in a land of peace you are confident; how will you do in the pride of the Jordan?
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10
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11
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