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Jeremiah 12:5 — King James Version← Study notes

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?


Jeremiah 12:5Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Jeremiah 12:517 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּ֣יkiy
andconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
אֶתʾet
againstpronH854
among · before · by · for ···
רַגְלִ֥יםragəliym
footadjH7273
רַ֨צְתָּה֙raṣətāh
break downverbH7323
divide speedily · footman · guard · bring hastily ···
וַ/יַּלְא֔וּ/ךָwayaləʾwkā
faintconjH3811
grieve · lothe · (be · make) weary
וְ/אֵ֥יךְwəʾēykə
howconjH349
what
תְּתַֽחֲרֶ֖הtətaḥăreh
closeverbH8474
contend
אֶתʾet
againstpronH854
among · before · by · for ···
הַ/סּוּסִ֑יםhaswsiym
craneparticleH5483
horse (-back · -hoof). Compare
וּ/בְ/אֶ֤רֶץwbəʾereṣ
earthconjH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
שָׁלוֹם֙šālwōm
familiarnounH7965
do · fare · favour · friend ···
אַתָּ֣הʾatāh
theeprepH859
thou · ye · you
בוֹטֵ֔חַbwōṭēḥa
be bold (confidentverbH982
secure · sure) · careless (one · woman) ···
וְ/אֵ֥יךְwəʾēykə
howconjH349
what
תַּעֲשֶׂ֖הtaʿăśeh
accomplishverbH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
בִּ/גְא֥וֹןbigəʾwōn
arrogancypronH1347
excellency · majesty · pomp · pride ···
הַ/יַּרְדֵּֽןhayarədēn
JordanparticleH3383
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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