Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Despairing of influencing the people, he turns to God.
way of man not in himself— (Proverbs 16:1; Proverbs 20:24; James 4:13-14). I know, O Jehovah, that the march of the Babylonian conqueror against me (Jeremiah identifying himself with his people) is not at his own discretion, but is overruled by Thee (Isaiah 10:5-7; compare Jeremiah 10:19).
that walketh—when he walketh, that is, sets out in any undertaking.
direct . . . steps—to give a prosperous issue to (Psalms 73:23).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 10:23:
Daniel 5:23
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