Jeremiah 10:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.”
Jeremiah 10:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 10:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 10:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh, I know that the way of man is not in himself. It is not in man who walks to direct his steps.”
Jeremiah 10:23 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 10:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“O Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps. ”
Jeremiah 10:23 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 10:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“I have known, O Jehovah, that not of man <FI>is<Fi> his way, Not of man the going and establishing of his step.”
Jeremiah 10:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 10:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I know, Jehovah, that the way of man is not his own; it is not in a man that walketh to direct his steps. ”
Jeremiah 10:23 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 10:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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.”
Jeremiah 10:23 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 10:23 in Context — Jeremiah 10
21 For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the Lord: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.
22 Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons.
23 O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
24 O Lord, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.
25 Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.
What Does Jeremiah 10:23 Mean?
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