Jeremiah 10:23
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walks to direct his steps.
American King James Version (AKJV)
O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walks to direct his steps.
American Standard Version (ASV)
O Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
O Lord, I am conscious that a man's way is not in himself: man has no power of guiding his steps.
Webster's Revision
O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
World English Bible
Yahweh, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
English Revised Version (ERV)
O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Clarke's Jeremiah 10:23 Bible Commentary
O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself - I will not pretend to dispute with thee; thou dost every thing wisely and justly; we have sinned, and thou hast a right to punish; and to choose that sort of punishment thou thinkest will best answer the ends of justice. We cannot choose; thou hast appointed us to captivity; we must not repine: yet,
Barnes's Jeremiah 10:23 Bible Commentary
At the rumour of the enemy's approach Jeremiah utters in the name of the nation a supplication appropriate to men overtaken by the divine justice.
Wesley's Jeremiah 10:23 Bible Commentary
10:23 It is not - Lord we know it is not in our power to divert these judgments that are coming upon us, but thou canst moderate, and limit them as thou pleasest.