Jeremiah 10:23
O LORD, I know that man's way is not his own; it is not in man to direct his steps as he walketh.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
24O LORD, correct me, but in measure; not in Thine anger, lest Thou diminish me.
Cross References
Psalms 17:5My steps have held fast to Thy paths, my feet have not slipped.
Psalms 119:116Uphold me according unto Thy word, that I may live; and put me not to shame in my hope.
Proverbs 20:24A man's goings are of the LORD; how then can man look to his 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 →