Jeremiah 10:23 - Tree of Life Version I know, Adonai, that a man’s way is not his own, nor does man, as he walks, direct his steps. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition O Lord [pleads Jeremiah in the name of the people], I know that [the determination of] the way of a man is not in himself; it is not in man [even in a strong man or in a man at his best] to direct his [own] steps. [Ps. 37:23; Prov. 20:24.] 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. Common English Bible I know, LORD, that our lives are not our own, that we’re not able to direct our paths. Catholic Public Domain Version I know, O Lord, that the way of man is not his own. Neither is it given to man to walk and to direct his own steps. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I know, O Lord, that the way of a man is not his: neither is it in a man to walk and to direct his steps. |
From Adonai a man’s steps are made firm, when He delights in his way.
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the tongue’s answer is from Adonai.
A man’s steps are directed by Adonai. How then can anyone understand his own way?
In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
The way of the righteous is straight. Upright One, You make smooth the path of the righteous.
Instead you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. You had the vessels of His House brought before you, and you and your nobles, your consorts and your concubines have been drinking wine in them. You have praised the gods made of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. Yet you did not honor the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.