Jeremiah 10:23

Jeremiah 10:23

21 For the shepherds have become dull-hearted,
And have not sought the Lord;
Therefore they shall not prosper,
And all their flocks shall be ^ascattered.

22 Behold, the noise of the report has come,
And a great commotion out of the ^anorth country,
To make the cities of Judah desolate, a ^bden of jackals.

23 O Lord, I know the ^away of man is not in himself;
It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.

24 O Lord, ^acorrect me, but with justice;
Not in Your anger, lest You bring me to nothing.

25 ^aPour out Your fury on the Gentiles, ^bwho do not know You,
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.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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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).

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