Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 12:5 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Jeremiah 12:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 12 verse 5 to related passages throughout the 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, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?”
Jeremiah 12:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 12:5
This verse contains God's challenging response: 'If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses?' Instead of answering Jeremiah's complaint, God escalates the challenge. If Anathoth's conspiracy exhausted him, how will he handle worse opposition? 'And if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?' 'Land of peace' (erets shalom) may mean Anathoth, his hometown; 'swelling of Jordan' (ge'on haYarden) describes the flooded Jordan valley's dangerous jungle where lions lurke...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 12:5
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“don't be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you”
“your strength is small.”
“that you don't grow weary”
“[the enemy] shall come up like a lion from the pride of the Jordan against the strong habitation: for I will suddenly make them run away from it; and whoever is chosen”
“Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.”
“he shall come up like a lion from the pride of the Jordan against the strong habitation: for I will suddenly make them run away from it; and whoever is chosen”
“God”
“don't despise Yahweh's discipline”
“and the feet of the priests who bore the ark had dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks all the time of harvest)”
“and Seraiah the son of Azriel”