Berean Standard Bible
“I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.”
Jeremiah 10 contrasts the living God with lifeless idols and then turns to the coming disaster of exile. In the final verses, the prophet prays on behalf of his people as judgment approaches.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.
World English Bible (WEB)
Yahweh, I know that the way of man is not in himself. It is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
King James Version (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.
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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
O Lord, I am conscious that a man's way is not in himself: man has no power of guiding his steps.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Conozco, oh Jehová, que el hombre no es señor de su camino, ni del hombre que camina es ordenar sus pasos.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
¡Oh Señor, yo sé que no está en manos del ser humano trazar el plan de su vida y ponerle rumbo!
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