Jeremiah 10:23

I know, O Lord, that the way of man is not his own. Neither is it given to man to walk and to direct his own steps.

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In The King James Version

O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

In Context

22Behold, the sound of a voice approaches, a great commotion from the land of the north: so that he may make the cities of Judah into a wilderness and into a dwelling place for serpents.

24Correct me, O Lord, yet truly, do so with judgment, and not in your fury. Otherwise, you will reduce me to nothing.

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Cross References

Psalms 17:5The sorrows of death surrounded me, and the torrents of iniquity dismayed me.

Proverbs 20:24The steps of men are directed by the Lord. But who is the man able to understand his own way?

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 10:18-25

Lamentation of Judah; Sovereignty of Divine Providence; Prophetic Imprecations. ( b. c. 606.) 17 Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress. 18 For thus saith the Lord , Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so. 19 Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it. 20 My tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth of me, and they are… Read the whole commentary →

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