en_tn_condensed/jer/12/05.md

# how can you compete against horses?

This rhetorical question implies that he would not be able to run with horses. This question can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "you will never compete well against horses." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])

# if you are confident

Some translations read, "if you fall down."

# a peaceful land

This refers to the open countryside, where it is easy to travel quickly, in contrast to the overgrown thickets along the Jordan River, where it is difficult to move.

# how will you do in the majesty along the Jordan?

This rhetorical question implies that he would not be able to run through the "majesty" along the Jordan. This question can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "you will surely not be able to run in the majesty along the Jordan." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])

# majesty

This is a metonym for the majestic forests or thickets on the banks of the Jordan River. Alternate translation: "forest" or "thickets" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])