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23 Ik weet, Heer, dat de mensen niet zelf mogen kiezen hoe ze leven. Ik weet dat wij niet zelf mogen bepalen wat we doen. 24 Heer, U mag ons straffen als dat nodig is. Maar straf ons niet zo zwaar als we verdiend hebben. Anders blijft er niets van ons over.

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23 O Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps. 24 O Jehovah, correct me, but in [a]measure; not in thine anger, lest thou [b]bring me to nothing.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 10:24 Hebrew judgment.
  2. Jeremiah 10:24 Hebrew diminish me.

Jeremiah’s Prayer

23 Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own;
    it is not for them to direct their steps.(A)
24 Discipline me, Lord, but only in due measure—
    not in your anger,(B)
    or you will reduce me to nothing.(C)

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