11 translations · Hebrew
Jeremiah 10:23
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 in 11 translations
- WEB 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.
- KJV 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.
- ASV American Standard Version
- O Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- I have known, O YHWH, that not of man [is] his way, || Not of man [is] the going and establishing of his step.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- I realize, Lord, that people don't control their own lives—no one really knows how to choose their way.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- I have known, O Jehovah, that not of man [is] his way, Not of man the going and establishing of his step.
- DBY Darby Translation
- I know, Jehovah, that the way of man is not his own; it is not in a man that walketh to direct his steps.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself. It is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- 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.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| יָדַ֣עְתִּי | yā·ḏa‘·tî | I know | H3045 יָדַע to know |
| יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | O LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| כִּ֛י | kî | that | H3588 כִּי for |
| לֹ֥א | lō | is not his own | H3808 לֹא not |
| לָאָדָ֖ם | lā·’ā·ḏām | a man’s | H120 אָדָם man |
| דַּרְכּ֑וֹ | dar·kōw | way | H1870 דֶּ֫רֶךְ way: conduct |
| לֹֽא־ | lō- | no | H3808 לֹא not |
| לְאִ֣ישׁ | lə·’îš | one | H376 אִישׁ man |
| הֹלֵ֔ךְ | hō·lêḵ | who walks | H1980 הָלַךְ to go: went |
| וְהָכִ֖ין | wə·hā·ḵîn | directs | H3559 כּוּן to establish: prepare |
| אֶֽת־ | ’eṯ- | — | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| צַעֲדֽוֹ׃ | ṣa·‘ă·ḏōw | his own steps | H6806 צַ֫עַד step |
Related verses
- Proverbs 20:24
A man’s steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his way?
- Psalm 37:23
A man’s goings are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.
- Proverbs 16:1
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.
- Psalm 119:116–117
Uphold me according to your word, that I may live. Let me not be ashamed of my hope. Hold me up, and I will be safe, and will have respect for your statutes continually.
- Psalm 17:5
My steps have held fast to your paths. My feet have not slipped.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
21 For the shepherds have become brutish, and have not inquired of Yahweh. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks have scattered.
22 The voice of news, behold, it comes, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling place of jackals.
23 Yahweh, I know that the way of man is not in himself. It is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
24 Yahweh, correct me, but gently; not in your anger, lest you reduce me to nothing.
25 Pour out your wrath on the nations that don’t know you, and on the families that don’t call on your name; for they have devoured Jacob. Yes, they have devoured him, consumed him, and have laid waste his habitation.
Read all of Jeremiah 10 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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