Jeremiah 10:23

I know, O Lord, that man's way is not his own; neither shall a man go, and direct his going.

Brenton Septuagint

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, there comes a sound of a noise, and a great earthquake from the land of the north, to make the cities of Juda a desolation, and a resting-place for ostriches.

24Chasten us, O Lord, but with judgment; and not in wrath, lest thou make us few.

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Cross References

Psalms 17:5The pangs of death compassed me, and the torrents of ungodliness troubled me exceedingly.

Proverbs 20:24A man's goings are directed of the Lord: how then can a mortal understand his ways?

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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