Jeremiah 12:1 (NKJV)

Jeremiah 12:5 - “If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you,
Then how can you contend with horses?
And if in the land of peace,
In which you trusted, they wearied you,
Then how will you do in the floodplain[fn] of the Jordan?

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

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?

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

“If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you,
Then how can you contend with horses?
And if in the land of peace,
In which you trusted, they wearied you,
Then how will you do in the floodplain[fn] of the Jordan?

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

“If racing against mere men makes you tired,
how will you race against horses?
If you stumble and fall on open ground,
what will you do in the thickets near the Jordan?

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

“If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble[fn] in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by[fn] the Jordan?

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

“If you have raced with men on foot, and they have wearied you,
how will you compete with horses?
And if in a safe land you are so trusting,
what will you do in the thicket of the Jordan?

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

If you have raced with runners

and they have worn you out,

how can you compete with horses?

If you stumble[fn] in a peaceful land,

what will you do in the thickets of the Jordan?

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

“If^H3588 you have run^H7323 with infantrymen^H7273 and they have tired^H3811 you out^H3811,

How^H349 can you compete^H2734 with horses^H5483?

If you fall^H982 down^H982 in a land^H776 of peace^H7965,

How^H349 will you do^H6213 in the thicket^H1347 by the Jordan^H3383?

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

“If you have run with footmen and they have tired you out,
Then how can you compete with horses?
If you fall down in a land of peace,
How will you do in the [fn]thicket of the Jordan?

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

“If^H3588 you have run^H7323 with footmen^H7273 and they have tired^H3811 you out^H3811,

Then how^H349 can you compete^H2734 with horses^H5483?

If you fall^H982 down^H982 in a land^H776 of peace^H7965,

How^H349 will you do^H6213 in the [fn]thicket^H1347 of the Jordan^H3383?

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

[The LORD rebukes Jeremiah for his impatience, saying] “If you have raced with men on foot and they have tired you out,

Then how can you compete with horses?

If you fall down in a land of peace [where you feel secure],

Then how will you do [among the lions] in the [flooded] thicket beside the Jordan?

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

The LORD answered, "If you have raced on foot against men and they have worn you out, how will you be able to compete with horses? And if you feel secure only in safe and open country, how will you manage in the thick undergrowth along the Jordan River?

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

"If you have raced with men on foot, and they have wearied you, how will you compete with horses? And if in a safe land you fall down, how will you do in the jungle of the Jordan?

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

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?

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

For -- with footmen thou hast run, And they weary thee, And how dost thou fret thyself with horses! Even in the land of peace, In which thou art confident -- And how dost thou in the rising of Jordan!

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

If thou hast run with footmen, and they have wearied thee, how wilt thou then contend with horses? And if in a land of peace thou thinkest thyself in security, how wilt thou then do in the swelling of the Jordan?

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

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, in which thou hast trusted, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? and though in a land of shalom you are secure, yet how will you do in the pride of the Yarden?

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

si cum peditibus currens laborasti quomodo contendere poteris cum equis cum autem in terra pacis secura fueris quid facies in superbia Iordanis

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

«إِنْ كُنْتَ قَدْ بَارَيْتَ الْمُشَاةَ فَأَعْيَوْكَ، فَكَيْفَ إِذاً تُبَارِي الْخَيْلَ؟ وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَتَعَثَّرُ فِي أَرْضٍ مُطْمَئِنَّةٍ، فَكَيْفَ تَفْعَلُ فِي أَجَمَاتِ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ؟

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

כִּ֣י אֶת־רַגְלִ֥ים רַ֨צְתָּה֙ וַיַּלְא֔וּךָ וְאֵ֥יךְ תְּתַֽחֲרֶ֖ה אֶת־הַסּוּסִ֑ים וּבְאֶ֤רֶץ שָׁלוֹם֙ אַתָּ֣ה בוֹטֵ֔חַ וְאֵ֥יךְ תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה בִּגְא֥וֹן הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

σοῦ οἱ πόδες τρέχουσιν καὶ ἐκλύουσίν σε πῶς παρασκευάσῃ ἐφ᾽ ἵπποις καὶ ἐν γῇ εἰρήνης σὺ πέποιθας πῶς ποιήσεις ἐν φρυάγματι τοῦ Ιορδάνου

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

« إِنْ جَرَيْتَ مَعَ الْمُشَاةِ فَأَتْعَبُوكَ، فَكَيْفَ تُبَارِي الْخَيْلَ؟ وَإِنْ كُنْتَ مُنْبَطِحًا فِي أَرْضِ السَّلاَمِ، فَكَيْفَ تَعْمَلُ فِي كِبْرِيَاءِ الأُرْدُنِّ؟

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

Thy feet run, and they cause thee to faint; how wilt thou prepare to ride upon horses? and thou hast been confident in the land of thy peace? how wilt thou do in the roaring of Jordan?

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

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?

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Si corriste con los de a pie, y te cansaron, ¿cómo contenderás con los caballos? Y si en la tierra de paz no estabas seguro, ¿cómo harás en la espesura del Jordán?

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

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?

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

耶和華說、你若與步行的人同跑、尚且覺累、怎能與馬賽跑呢．你在平安之地、雖然安穩、在約但河邊的叢林要怎樣行呢。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

--Si corriste con los de a pie y te cansaron, ¿cómo competirás con los caballos? Y si en tierra de paz te caes al suelo, ¿qué harás en la espesura del Jordán?

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

네가 보행자와 함께 달려도 피곤하면 어찌 능히 말과 경주하겠느냐 네가 평안한 땅에서는 무사하려니와 요단의 창일한 중에서는 어찌하겠느냐

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Si tu cours avec des piétons et qu'ils te fatiguent, Comment pourras-tu lutter avec des chevaux? Et si tu ne te crois en sûreté que dans une contrée paisible, Que feras-tu sur les rives orgueilleuses du Jourdain?

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Wenn dich die müde machen, die zu Fuße gehen, wie will dir's gehen wenn du mit den Reitern laufen sollst? Und so du in dem Lande, da es Friede ist, Sicherheit suchst, was will mit dir werden bei dem stolzen Jordan?

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Если ты с пешими бежал, и они утомили тебя, как же тебе состязаться с конями? и если в стране мирной ты был безопасен, то что будешь делать в наводнение Иордана?

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Si corriste con los de a pie, y te cansaron, ¿cómo contenderás con los caballos? Y si en la tierra de paz donde estabas quieto te cansaron , ¿cómo harás en la hinchazón del Jordán?

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(12:5)

Or thicket

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