And have not sought the Lord;
Therefore they shall not prosper,
And all their flocks shall be ascattered.
And a great commotion out of the anorth country,
To make the cities of Judah desolate, a bden of jackals.
It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.
And on the families who do not call on Your name;
For they have eaten up Jacob,
cDevoured him and consumed him,
And made his dwelling place desolate.
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American Standard Version
O Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Amplified® Bible
O Lord [pleads Jeremiah in the name of the people], I know that [the determination of] the way of a man is not in himself; it is not in man [even in a strong man or in a man at his best] to direct his [own] steps.
Contemporary English Version
I know, LORD, that we humans are not in control of our own lives.
Darby English Version
I know, Jehovah, that the way of man is not his own; it is not in a man that walketh to direct his steps.
Good News Bible
LORD, I know that none of us are in charge of our own destiny; none of us have control over our own life.
King James Version
O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
New American Standard Bible
I know, O LORD, that a man's way is not in himself, Nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps.
New International Version
I know, O LORD, that a man's life is not his own;
it is not for man to direct his steps.
New King James Version
O LORD, I know the way of man is not in himself;
It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
I know, O LORD, that a man cannot find his way in himself, Nor does man walk to direct his steps.
Revised Standard Version
I know, O LORD, that the way of man is not in himself, that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
Young's Literal Translation
I have known, O Jehovah, that not of man `is' his way, Not of man the going and establishing of his step.
New English Translation
Lord, we know that people do not control their own destiny.1 It is not in their power to determine what will happen to them.2
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