Jeremiah 10:23-25
English Standard Version
23 (A)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.
24 (B)Correct me, O Lord, but in justice;
not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing.
25 (C)Pour out your wrath on the nations that know you not,
and on the peoples that call not on your name,
(D)for they have devoured Jacob;
they have devoured him and consumed him,
and have laid waste his habitation.
Jeremiah 10:23-25
New Living Translation
Jeremiah’s Prayer
23 I know, Lord, that our lives are not our own.
We are not able to plan our own course.
24 So correct me, Lord, but please be gentle.
Do not correct me in anger, for I would die.
25 Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you—
on the peoples that do not call upon your name.
For they have devoured your people Israel[a];
they have devoured and consumed them,
making the land a desolate wilderness.
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