Now, I know, O YAHWEH, that our destinies are not our own to choose, and it is not in our power to direct our own steps.

“Do not adopt the ways of other nations # 10:2 This refers to the religious customs and ungodly practices of foreign nations (see vv. 3–5).

O Lord, I know that the path of [life of] a man is not in himself; It is not within [the limited ability of] man [even one at his best] to choose and direct ...

Jeremiah 10:23 I know, God, that mere mortals can't run their own lives, That men and women don't have what it takes to take charge of life.

23 I know, God, that mere mortals can't run their own lives, That men and women don't have what it takes to take charge of life.

I know, O Lord, that the way of human beings is not in their control, that mortals as they walk cannot direct their steps.

Jeremiah 10:23. Good News Translation ... Lord, I know that none of us are in charge of our own destiny; none of us have control over our own life.

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.

The path which a man takes for good or evil, for failure or success. His conduct in life depends, the prophet says, on something more than his own choice.

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