Jeremiah 10:23

O Lord, I knowe, that the way of man is not in himselfe, neyther is it in man to walke and to direct his steps.

Geneva Bible 1599

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

22Beholde, the noyse of the brute is come, and a great commotion out of the North countrey to make the cities of Iudah desolate, and a denne of dragons.

24O Lord, correct mee, but with iudgement, not in thine anger, least thou bring mee to nothing.

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Cross References

Psalms 17:5Stay my steps in thy paths, that my feete doe not slide.

Psalms 119:116Stablish me according to thy promise, that I may liue, and disappoint me not of mine hope.

Proverbs 20:24The steps of man are ruled by the Lord: how can a man then vnderstand his owne 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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