23 O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
23 O LORD, H3068 I know H3045 that the way H1870 of man H120 is not in himself: it is not in man H376 that walketh H1980 to direct H3559 his steps. H6806
23 O Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
23 I have known, O Jehovah, that not of man `is' his way, Not of man the going and establishing of his step.
23 I know, Jehovah, that the way of man is not his own; it is not in a man that walketh to direct his steps.
23 Yahweh, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
23 O Lord, I am conscious that a man's way is not in himself: man has no power of guiding his steps.
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Commentary on Jeremiah 10 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 10
We may conjecture that the prophecy of this chapter was delivered after the first captivity, in the time of Jeconiah or Jehoiachin, when many were carried away to Babylon; for it has a double reference:-
Jer 10:1-16
The prophet Isaiah, when he prophesied of the captivity in Babylon, added warnings against idolatry and largely exposed the sottishness of idolaters, not only because the temptations in Babylon would be in danger of drawing the Jews there to idolatry, but because the afflictions in Babylon were designed to cure them of their idolatry. Thus the prophet Jeremiah here arms people against the idolatrous usages and customs of the heathen, not only for the use of those that had gone to Babylon, but of those also that staid behind, that being convinced and reclaimed, by the word of God, the rod might be prevented; and it is written for our learning. Observe here,
Jer 10:17-25
In these verses,