Jeremiah Called to Be a Priest

The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were (A)in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,

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The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth(A) in the territory of Benjamin.

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The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:

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The Lord Answers Jeremiah

“If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you,
Then how can you contend with horses?
And if in the land of peace,
In which you trusted, they wearied you,
Then how will you do in (A)the [a]floodplain of the Jordan?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 12:5 Or thicket

God’s Answer

“If you have raced with men on foot
    and they have worn you out,
    how can you compete with horses?
If you stumble[a] in safe country,
    how will you manage in the thickets(A) by[b] the Jordan?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 12:5 Or you feel secure only
  2. Jeremiah 12:5 Or the flooding of

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?

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For even (A)your brothers, the house of your father,
Even they have dealt treacherously with you;
Yes, they have called [a]a multitude after you.
(B)Do not believe them,
Even though they speak [b]smooth words to you.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 12:6 Or abundantly
  2. Jeremiah 12:6 Lit. good

Your relatives, members of your own family—
    even they have betrayed you;
    they have raised a loud cry against you.(A)
Do not trust them,
    though they speak well of you.(B)

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For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.

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