Jeremiah

Jeremiah 10:23

²³I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own;

no one who walks directs his own steps.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I know	יָדַ֣עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
O LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
that	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a man’s	לָאָדָ֖ם	lā·’ā·ḏām	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
way	דַּרְכּ֑וֹ	dar·kōw	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
is not his own	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
no	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
one	לְאִ֣ישׁ	lə·’îš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who walks	הֹלֵ֔ךְ	hō·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
directs	וְהָכִ֖ין	wə·hā·ḵîn	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3559 be firm
his own steps	צַעֲדֽוֹ׃	ṣa·‘ă·ḏōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6806 step, pace

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.