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
International Standard Version
Jeremiah’s Prayer
23 Lord, I know that a person’s life is not his to control,[a]
nor does a person establish his way in life.[b]
24 Lord, correct me, but with justice,
not with anger.
Otherwise, you’ll bring me to nothing.
25 Pour out your anger on the nations
that don’t acknowledge you,
and on the families that don’t call on your name.
For they have devoured Jacob;
they have devoured and consumed him;
they have devastated his habitation.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 10:23 Or does not belong to him
- Jeremiah 10:23 Or step as he walks
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