Jeremiah 12:5

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Summary

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?

Thou hast

Canst

Jeremiah 26:8

Jeremiah 36:26

Jeremiah 38:4

Swelling

Bible References

Thou hast

My son, thou shalt not reject the instruction of Jehovah, and thou shalt not loathe upon his reproofs:

Wilt thou be discouraged in the day of straits thy strength is narrow.

For reckon over him having endured such contradiction of the sinful against himself, lest being harassed, ye labor in your souls.

Dearly beloved, be not astonished at the refining of fire in you, being for trial to you, as a strange thing happening to you:

Canst

And it will be as Jeremiah finished to speak all which Jehovah commanded to speak to all the people, and the priests and the prophets and all the people will seize him, saying, Dying, thou shalt die.

And the king commanded Jerahmeel, son of the king, and Seraiah, son of Azriel, and Shelemiah, son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet; and Jehovah will hide them..

And the chiefs will say to the king, Now shall this man be put to death: for thus he is relaxing the hands of the men of war remaining in this city, and the hands of all the people to speak to them according to these words; for this man sought not for peace to this people but for evil.

Swelling

Behold, as the lion he shall come up from the excellency of Jordan against the habitation of strength: for I will wink, I will cause him to run from her: and who the chosen I shall appoint to her? for who like me? and who shall testify for me? and who this shepherd which shall stand before me?

Behold, as a lion he will come up from the excellency of Jordan to the habitation of strength: for I will wink; I will cause them to run away from her: and who the chosen I shall appoint to her? for who like me? and who shall arraign me? and who that shepherd who shall stand before me?

And as they lifting up the ark come to Jordan, and the feet of the priests lifting up the ark were dipped in the extremity of the waters (and Jordan was filled up to all its banks all the days of harvest,)

These they who passed over Jordan in the first month, and it filling over all its banks; and they drove out all the valleys to the sunrising find to the west.

Deep calling to deep at the voice of thy cataracts: all thy breakers and thy waves passed over me.

To the overseer upon the lilies; to David. Save me, O God, for the waters came even to the soul.