Jeremiah 10:23

I know, O Lord, that the way of man is not in his own power: it is not in man that passeth away to direct his own steps.

Leeser Tanakh

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 noise of the report is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to render the cities of Judah desolate, a dwelling for monsters.

24Correct me, O Lord, but with justice; not in thy anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.

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Cross References

Psalms 17:5My steps held firmly to thy tracks, [and] my footsteps did not slip.

Psalms 119:116Uphold me according to thy promise, that I may live, and let me not be made ashamed of my hope.

Proverbs 20:24From the Lord are the steps of man [ordained]; but man— how can he 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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