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?
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 12 connects to 10 cross-references. Jeremiah's first confession: why do the wicked prosper? God's answer challenges Jeremiah to race with horses since harder things await. God will abandon his beloved heritage — the vineyard metaphor — but also promises restoration for neighboring nations who return …
Other Translations
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?
For--with footmen thou hast run, And they weary thee, And how dost thou fret thyself with horses! Even in the land of peace, <FI>In which<Fi> thou art confident--And how dost thou in the rising of Jordan!
If running with the fighting-men has made you tired, how will you be able to keep up with horses? and if in a land of peace you go in flight, what will become of you in the thick growth of Jordan?
Cross References
And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the …
These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they …
Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow …
My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him …
But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of …
Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he …