Jeremiah 12

NET

The Lord Answers Jeremiah - God is Just

5 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?


Darby

The Lord Answers Jeremiah - God is Just

5 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 securityD5256, how wilt thou then do in the swelling of the Jordan?


Darby Bible Notes

security - Or 'if thou confidest in a land of peace.'


KJV

The Lord Answers Jeremiah - God is Just

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?