Jeremiah 12:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 12:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 12:5 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the la..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 12:5 — KJV
“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 12:5 (KJV)
Jeremiah 12:5 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 12:5
“Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready? howsoever: Heb. be what may ready: or, convenient”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 12:5: hast, run, then
“Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. that thou...: Heb. if thou shalt lie unto me”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 12:5: hast, land, wherein
“And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 12:5: hast, how, canst
“Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 12:5: hast, then, land
“Then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou hast taught them the good way, wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given unto thy people for an inheritance.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 12:5: hast, then, land
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