Hebrew Interlinear
Jeremiah 12:5 Interlinear
“ with the footmen If thou hast run 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”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּ֣י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 2 | אֶת | H854 | properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc | |
| 3 | רַגְלִ֥ים׀ | H7273 | with the footmen | a footman (soldier) |
| 4 | רַ֙צְתָּה֙ | H7323 | If thou hast run | to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush) |
| 5 | וַיַּלְא֔וּךָ | H3811 | and they have wearied | to tire; (figuratively) to be (or make) disgusted |
| 6 | וְאֵ֥יךְ | H349 | how? or how!; also where | |
| 7 | תְּתַֽחֲרֶ֖ה | H8474 | thee then how canst thou contend | to vie with a rival |
| 8 | אֶת | H854 | properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc | |
| 9 | הַסּוּסִ֑ים | H5483 | with horses | a horse (as leaping) |
| 10 | וּבְאֶ֤רֶץ | H776 | and if in the land | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 11 | שָׁלוֹם֙ | H7965 | of peace | safe, i.e., (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e., health, prosperity, peace |
| 12 | אַתָּ֣ה | H859 | thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you | |
| 13 | בוֹטֵ֔חַ | H982 | wherein thou trustedst | properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as h2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure |
| 14 | וְאֵ֥יךְ | H349 | how? or how!; also where | |
| 15 | תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה | H6213 | they wearied thee then how wilt thou do | to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application |
| 16 | בִּגְא֥וֹן | H1347 | in the swelling | the same as h1346 |
| 17 | הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ | H3383 | of Jordan | jarden, the principal river of palestine |
Verse Context
Jeremiah 12:4 mourn How long shall the land and the herbs ...
Jeremiah 12:5 (current) with the footmen If thou hast run 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 12:6 For even thy brethren and the house of thy father ...