Jeremiah 12:5
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King James Version (modern wording)
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, wherein you trusted, they wearied you, then how will you do in the swelling of Jordan?
Jeremiah 12:5 (KJV)
American Standard Version
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?
Jeremiah 12:5 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
“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?
Jeremiah 12:5 (BSB)
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What does Jeremiah 12:5 say?
Jeremiah 12:5 in modern King James wording reads: "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, wherein you trusted, they wearied you, then how will you do in the swelling of Jordan?"
Where is Jeremiah 12:5 found in the Bible?
Jeremiah 12:5 is verse 5 of chapter 12 of the book of Jeremiah, in the Old Testament. Jeremiah has 52 chapters.
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