Jeremiah 12:5 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

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?

ASV Byzantine Text

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?

Asang Khongca Bible

Jeremiah, khok hoi na cawnh naah mataeng doeh nang pho nahaeloe, kawbangmaw hrang hoiah cawnh nang noek thai tih? Mawnhaih om ai, misa amdinghaih prae ah mataeng doeh nang pho nahaeloe, Jordan vapui taeng ih taw thungah cae loe kawbangmaw na om tih?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Rhalkap neh na yong vaengah pataeng na ngak atah metlamlae te marhang taengah na sai eh? Ngaimong kho ah pataeng na palyal atah metlamlae Jordan kah mingthennah khuiah na saii eh?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Rhalkap neh na yong vaengah pataeng na ngak atah metlamlae te marhang taengah na sai eh? Ngaimong kho ah pataeng na palyal atah metlamlae Jordan kah mingthennah khuiah na saii eh?

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ina i holo pu oe me ka poe hele wawae, a ua hoomaloeloe mai lakou ia oe, pehea la e hiki ai ia oe ke kukini me na lio? A ina hilinai oe ma ka aina malu, pehea la oe e hana'i maloko o ka nani o Ioredane?

English 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?

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Seyè a di: -Jeremi, si ou pèdi souf lè w'ap kouri ak moun, ki jan ou ka fè kouri ak chwal? Si kè ou pa poze lè tout bagay ap mache byen, si se lè peyi a pa an danje, ou gen kè poze, kisa w'a fè lè larivyè Jouden ap desann?

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Si cum peditibus currens laborasti, quomodo contendere poteris cum equis? cum autem in terra pacis securus fueris, quid facies in superbia Jordanis?

Bible in Basic English

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?

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Si tu as couru avec les piétons, et qu’ils t’aient lassé, comment rivaliseras-tu avec les chevaux ? Et si, dans une terre de paix, tu te crois en sécurité, que feras-tu quand le Jourdain sera enflé ?

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Poněvadž tebe s pěšími běžícího k ustání přivodí, kterakž bys tedy stačil při koních? A poněvadž v zemi pokojné, jíž jsi se dověřil, ustáváš, což pak spravíš při tom zdutém Jordánu?

Kosraean Bible

LEUM GOD El fahk, “Jeremiah, kom fin totola ke kom akutun nu sin mwet, Na kom ac akutun fuka nu sin horse uh? Kom fin tukulkul ke sie acn mwesas, Na kom ac tuyak fuka ke insak matol sisken Infacl Jordan?

World Portuguese Bible

“Se você correu com os que vão a pé, e eles o cansaram, então como você poderá competir com os cavalos? Embora você esteja seguro numa terra de paz, como você fará nas matas do Jordão?

Romanian BTF Bible

Dacă ai alergat cu pedeștrii și ei te-au obosit, atunci cum poți tu să te întreci cu caii? Și dacă în țara păcii, în care te încrezi, ei te-au obosit, atunci cum vei face când se umflă Iordanul?

Brenton English Septuagint

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?

Burmese Common Language Bible

ထာဝရဘုရားက``ယေရမိ၊အကယ်၍သင်သည် လူတို့နှင့်အပြေးပြိုင်ရာတွင်မောပန်းနေပါမူ မြင်းများနှင့်အဘယ်သို့အပြေးပြိုင်နိုင်မည် နည်း။ သင်သည်လွင်ပြင်တွင်လဲနေလျှင်ယော်ဒန်မြစ် အနီးရှိ တောအုပ်များ၌အဘယ်သို့ခံရပ်နိုင်မည်နည်း။

Darby Translation

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?

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Wenn du mit Fußgängern liefest, und sie dich ermüdeten, wie wolltest du denn mit Rossen wetteifern? Und wenn du auf ein Land des Friedens dein Vertrauen setzest, wie willst du es denn machen in der Pracht des Jordan?

Dutch Bible 1917

Als gij loopt met de voetgangers, zo maken zij u moede; hoe zult gij u dan mengen met de paarden? Zo gij alleenlijk vertrouwt in een land van vrede, hoe zult gij het dan maken in de verheffing van de Jordaan?

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Als u de wedloop met voetgangers afmat, Hoe houdt ge de paarden dan bij; En als ge u niet veilig voelt in een vredig land, Wat doet ge dan in het kreupelhout van de Jordaan?

Italian Diodati Bible

Se, correndo co' pedoni, essi ti hanno stanco, come ti rimescolerai co' cavalli? e se hai sol fidanza in terra di pace, come farai, quando il Giordano sarà gonfio?

Douay-Rheims 1899

If thou hast wearied with running with footmen, how canst thou contend with horses? and if thou hast been secure in a land of peace, what wilt thou do in the swelling of the Jordan?

Geneva Bible 1599

If thou hast runne with the footemen and they haue wearied thee, then howe canst thou match thy selfe with horses? and if thou thoughtest thy selfe safe in a peaceable lande, what wilt thou do in the swelling of Iorden?

Noyes Bible

If thou hast run with footmen, and they have wearied thee, Then how canst thou contend with horses? If it be so with thee in a land of peace, in which thou art secure, What wilt thou do in the glory of Jordan?

Danish Bible 1931

“Når Fodgængere løber dig træt, hvor kan du da kappes med Heste? Og er du ej tryg i et fredeligt Land, hvad vil du så gøre i Jordans Stolthed?

Leeser Tanakh

If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, how then canst thou contend with the horses? and if in the land of peace, [wherein] thou trustedst, [they wearied thee,] how then wilt thou do in the swelling of the Jordan?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

'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 thickets of the Jordan?

King James Version

¶ 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?

King James Version + Apocrypha

¶ 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?

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Nếu ngươi chạy thi với kẻ chạy bộ, mà còn mỏi mệt, thì làm sao thi được với ngựa? Khi trong xứ yên lặng, ngươi được an ổn, nhưng khi sông Giô-đanh tràn, thì ngươi sẽ làm thế nào?

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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?

Revised West Version

“Kapau kuo ke lele mo e kau tangata, pea kuo nau fakaongosiaʻi koe, te ke fakapuepue fēfē mo e fanga hoosi? Pea kapau kuo nau fakaongosiaʻi koe ʻi he fonua fiemālie, ʻaia naʻa ke falala ki ai, ko e hā te ke fai ʻi he lōmaki mai ʻa Sioatani?

French Ostervald Bible

Si tu as couru avec les gens de pied et qu'ils t'aient lassé, comment lutteras-tu d'ardeur avec les chevaux? Et si tu n'es en assurance que dans une terre de paix, que feras-tu devant l'orgueil du Jourdain?

Esperanto Bible

Se vi kuras kun piedirantoj kaj ili vin lacigas, kiel do vi povas konkuri kun ĉevaloj? se vi esperas trovi sendanĝerecon en lando paca, kion vi faros ĉe la majesta Jordan?

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

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?

German Luther Bible 1912

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?

LXX2012 U. S. English

Your feet run, and they cause you to faint; how will you prepare to ride upon horses? and you have been confident in the land of your peace? how will you do in the roaring of Jordan?

British English Septuagint 2012

Your feet run, and they cause you to faint; how will you prepare to ride upon horses? and you have been confident in the land of your peace? how will you do in the roaring of Jordan?

Majority 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?

Webster Bible

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?

Revised 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 Jordan?

Italian Riveduta Bible

Se, correndo con de’ pedoni, questi ti stancano, come potrai lottare coi cavalli? E se non ti senti al sicuro che in terra di pace, come farai quando il Giordano sarà gonfio?

French Free Holy Bible for the World

« Si tu as couru avec des piétons, et qu'ils t'ont fatigué, comment pourras-tu rivaliser avec des chevaux ? Si tu ne te crois en sécurité que dans un pays paisible, que feras-tu dans les fourrés du Jourdain ?

Reina Valera 1909

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?

Spanish BLL

“Si te cansas corriendo contra hombres, ¿cómo podrás competir contra caballos? Si solo en tierra segura te sientes confiado, ¿qué vas a hacer en el bosque espeso del Jordán?

Spanish Free Bible for the World

«Si corriste con los peones y te cansaron, ¿cómo competirás con los caballos? Y si en tierra de paz no estabas seguro, ¿qué harás en la espesura del Jordán?

Croatian Bible

Ako s pješacima trčeći sustaješ, kako ćeš se s konjima utrkivati? Kad ni u mirnoj zemlji nemaš uzdanja, kako ćeš onda kroz guštare jordanske?

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Kad si trčao s pešacima pa te umoriše, kako ćeš se utrkivati s konjima? I kad ti je tako u zemlji mirnoj, u koju se uzdaš, šta ćeš činiti kad ustane Jordan?

German Textbibel

Wenn du mit Fußgängern läufst, und die dich schon ermüden, wie willst du da mit Rossen um die Wette laufen? - und fühlst du dich nur in friedlichem Lande sicher, wie wilst du da thun im Dickichte des Jordans?

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

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?

Hebrew OT (WLC)

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