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Jeremiah 10:23
New English Translation
Jeremiah 10:23
New English Translation
23 Lord, we know that people do not control their own destiny.[a]
It is not in their power to determine what will happen to them.[b]
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 10:23 tn Heb “Not to the man his way.” For the nuance of “fate, destiny, or the way things turn out” for the Hebrew word “way,” see Hag 1:5, Isa 40:27 and probably Ps 49:13 (cf. KBL 218 s.v. דֶּרֶךְ 5). For the idea of “control” or “hold in one’s power” for the preposition “to,” see Ps 3:8 (cf. BDB 513 s.v. לְ 5.b[a]).
- Jeremiah 10:23 tn Heb “Not to a man the walking and the establishing his step.”
Jeremiah 10:23
New International Version
Jeremiah 10:23
New International Version
Jeremiah’s Prayer
23 Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own;
it is not for them to direct their steps.(A)
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