Jeremiah 10:23

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

O Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יָדַ֣עְתִּי יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֛י לֹ֥א לָאָדָ֖ם דַּרְכּ֑וֹ לֹֽא־לְאִ֣ישׁ הֹלֵ֔ךְ וְהָכִ֖ין אֶֽת־צַעֲדֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

Yādaʿtî YHWH kî not to-ʾādām darkô not-to-ʾîš hōlēḵ and-to-establish ʾet-ṣaʿădô

Grammar Details

*Yādaʿtî*: qal perfect, 1st singular - I know
*ʾādām*: noun, masculine singular - man/mankind
*darkô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his way
*ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular - man/person
*hōlēḵ*: qal participle, masculine singular - walking
*ṣaʿădô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his step

Word Meanings

*Yādaʿtî*: I know/understand/perceive
*ʾādām*: man/mankind/human/humanity
*darkô*: his way/path/journey/manner
*ʾîš*: man/person/husband/each
*hōlēḵ*: walking/going/traveling
*ṣaʿădô*: his step/stride/footstep/pace

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Prov 20:24 : 24 A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?
Prov 16:1 : 1 The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
Ps 37:23 : 23 A man's goings are established of Jehovah; And he delighteth in his way.
Ps 119:116-117 : 116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live; And let me not be ashamed of my hope. 117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, And shall have respect unto thy statutes continually.
Ps 17:5 : 5 My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped.

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