Jeremiah 10:23–25
23 I know, O Lord, that aa man’s way is not in himself,
bNor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps.
24 aCorrect me, O Lord, but with justice;
Not with Your anger, or You will 1bring me to nothing.
25 aPour out Your wrath on the nations that bdo not know You
And on the families that cdo not call Your name;
For they have devoured Jacob;
They have ddevoured him and consumed him
And have laid waste his 1habitation.
Jeremiah 10:23–25 — The New International Version (NIV)
23 Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own;
it is not for them to direct their steps.
24 Discipline me, Lord, but only in due measure—
not in your anger,
or you will reduce me to nothing.
25 Pour out your wrath on the nations
that do not acknowledge you,
on the peoples who do not call on your name.
For they have devoured Jacob;
they have devoured him completely
and destroyed his homeland.
Jeremiah 10:23–25 — English Standard Version (ESV)
23 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 Correct me, O Lord, but in justice;
not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing.
25 Pour out your wrath on the nations that know you not,
and on the peoples that call not on your name,
for they have devoured Jacob;
they have devoured him and consumed him,
and have laid waste his habitation.
Jeremiah 10:23–25 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
23 O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself:
It is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
24 O Lord, correct me, but with judgment;
Not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.
25 Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not,
And upon the families that call not on thy name:
For they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him,
And have made his habitation desolate.
Jeremiah 10:23–25 — New Living Translation (NLT)
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;
they have devoured and consumed them,
making the land a desolate wilderness.
Jeremiah 10:23–25 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
23 O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself;
It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.
24 O Lord, correct me, but with justice;
Not in Your anger, lest You bring me to nothing.
25 Pour out Your fury on the Gentiles, who do not know You,
And on the families who do not call on Your name;
For they have eaten up Jacob,
Devoured him and consumed him,
And made his dwelling place desolate.
Jeremiah 10:23–25 — New Century Version (NCV)
23 Lord, I know that our lives don’t really belong to us.
We can’t control our own lives.
24 Lord, correct me, but be fair.
Don’t punish me in your anger,
or you will destroy me.
25 Pour out your anger on other nations
that do not know you
and do not pray to you.
Those nations have destroyed the people of Jacob.
They have eaten them up completely
and destroyed their homeland.
Jeremiah 10:23–25 — American Standard Version (ASV)
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 measure: not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. 25 Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have devoured Jacob, yea, they have devoured him and consumed him, and have laid waste his habitation.
Jeremiah 10:23–25 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
23 I know, Jehovah, that the way of man is not his own; it is not in a man that walketh to direct his steps. 24 Jehovah, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. 25 Pour out thy fury upon the nations that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name; for they have eaten up Jacob, yea, they have eaten him up and consumed him, and have laid waste his dwelling-place.
Jeremiah 10:23–25 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
23 O Lord, I know that the way humans act is not under their control.
Humans do not direct their steps as they walk.
24 Correct me, O Lord, but please be fair.
Don’t correct me when you’re angry.
Otherwise, you’ll reduce me to nothing.
25 Pour out your fury on the nations who don’t know you
and on people who don’t worship you.
They have devoured the descendants of Jacob.
They have devoured them completely.
They have destroyed their homes.
Jeremiah 10:23–25 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
23 I know, Lord,
that a man’s way of life is not his own;
no one who walks determines his own steps.
24 Discipline me, Lord, but with justice—
not in Your anger,
or You will reduce me to nothing.
25 Pour out Your wrath on the nations
that don’t recognize You
and on the families
that don’t call on Your name,
for they have consumed Jacob;
they have consumed him and finished him off
and made his homeland desolate.
Jeremiah 10:23–25 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
23 I know, O Lord, that the way of human beings is not in their control,
that mortals as they walk cannot direct their steps.
24 Correct me, O Lord, but in just measure;
not in your anger, or you will bring me to nothing.
25 Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not know you,
and on the peoples that do not call on your name;
for they have devoured Jacob;
they have devoured him and consumed him,
and have laid waste his habitation.
Jeremiah 10:23–25 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
23 I know, O Yahweh, that to the human is not his own way,
nor to a person is the walking and the directing of his own step.
24 Chastise me, O Yahweh, but in moderation,
not in your anger, lest you eradicate me.
25 Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not know you,
and on the peoples that do not call on your name,
for they have devoured Jacob,
they have devoured and consumed him,
and they have caused his settlement to be desolate.
Jeremiah 10:23–25 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
23 Lord, I know that a man doesn’t control his own life.
He doesn’t direct his own steps.
24 Correct me, Lord. But please be fair.
Don’t correct me when you are angry.
If you do, nothing will be left of me.
25 Pour out your burning anger on the nations.
They don’t pay any attention to you.
They refuse to worship you.
They have destroyed the people of Jacob.
They’ve wiped them out completely.
They’ve also destroyed the land they lived in.