Jeremiah 10:23
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O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.
In other translations
O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.
Hebrew words
יָדַעְתִּיyada'tiI knowH3045יְהוָהyahwehO YahwehH3068כִּיkithatH3588לֹאlo'notH3808לָאָדָםla'adam[belongs] to <the> personH120דַּרְכּוֹdarkoway hisH1870לֹא־lo'-notH3808לְאִישׁle'ish[belongs] to a personH376הֹלֵךְholekh[who] walksH1980וְהָכִיןvehakhin<and> to directH3559אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853צַעֲדוֹ׃tza'adostep[s] hisH6806
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Proverbs 20:24Man’s goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way?A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
- Psalm 37:23The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
- Proverbs 16:1The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.
- Psalm 119:116-117116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope. 117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.116 Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope. 117 Uphold me, and I will be saved, that I may always regard Your statutes.
- Psalm 17:5Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.
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