Jeremiah 10:23

I know O Yahweh, That not to a son of earth, pertaineth his own path,—Not, to the man who walketh, also to direct his own steps.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

22The noise of a rumour! lo it hath come! Even a great commotion out of the land of the North,—To make the cities of Judah, A desolation, A den of jackals.

24Chastise me, O Yahweh But yet in measure,—Not in thine anger, lest thou make me few.

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Cross References

Psalms 17:5Thou hast held fast my goings on to thy ways, My footsteps have not been shaken:

Psalms 119:116Uphold me according to thy word, that I may live, and do not shame me out of my hope!

Proverbs 20:24From Yahweh, are a man’s steps, a son of earth, then—how can he discern 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 →

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