Jeremiah 10:23
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
יָדַע
yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
הָלַךְ
hâlak
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
יָשַׁר
yâshar
to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous
Key Terms in This Verse
יָשַׁר yâshar
to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous
Study H3474 →הָלַךְ hâlak
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Study H1980 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →דֶּרֶךְ derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Study H1870 →יָדַע yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, in...
Study H3045 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
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