O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsO Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.
I have known, O Jehovah, that not of man is his way, Not of man the going and establishing of his step.
I know, Jehovah, that the way of man is not his own; it is not in a man that walketh to direct his steps.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJeremiah — The weeping prophet of Judah's final generation — 627 BC call under Josiah to the 586 BC fall of Jerusalem and into Egyptian exile. Fifty-two chapters of lament, confrontation, and covenant promise, with the New Covenant glimpsed at the book's theological apex.
- Author
- Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, of the priestly family of Anathoth (1:1); Baruch the scribe assisted with dictation (36:4, 45:1)
- Date
- Ministry c. 627–580 BC; book compiled during and after the 586 BC exile