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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The verse 23 is found in chapter 10 of Jeremiah. The community must gather its belongings because exile is approaching. Jeremiah laments his wound and recognizes that the human path is not under human control. The final prayer asks for discipline without complete destruction and judgment upon the nations that have devoured Jacob, showing that God judges both his people and their oppressors.
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Ich weiß, HERR, daß des Menschen Tun steht nicht in seiner Gewalt, und steht in niemands Macht, wie er wandle oder seinen Gang richte.
Conozco, oh Jehová, que el hombre no es señor de su camino, ni del hombre que camina es ordenar sus pasos.
Sé, Jehová, que el ser humano no es dueño de su camino, que no le corresponde a quien camina dirigir sus pasos.
Je le sais, ô Eternel! La voie de l'homme n'est pas en son pouvoir; Ce n'est pas à l'homme, quand il marche, A diriger ses pas.
O Signore, io conosco che la via dell’uomo non è in suo potere; e che non è in poter dell’uomo che cammina di addirizzare i suoi passi.
Eu sei, ó SENHOR, que não é do homem o seu caminho; nem do homem que caminha o dirigir os seus passos.
耶和華啊,我知道人的道路不由自己, 行路的人也不能定自己的腳步。
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