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Jeremiah 10:23

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10:23 Lord, we know that people do not control their own destiny. 1 

It is not in their power to determine what will happen to them. 2 

Jeremiah 17:10

Context

17:10 I, the Lord, probe into people’s minds.

I examine people’s hearts. 3 

I deal with each person according to how he has behaved.

I give them what they deserve based on what they have done.

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[10:23]  1 tn Heb “Not to the man his way.” For the nuance of “fate, destiny, or the way things turn out” for the Hebrew word “way” see Hag 1:5, Isa 40:27 and probably Ps 49:13 (cf. KBL 218 s.v. דֶּרֶךְ 5). For the idea of “control” or “hold in one’s power” for the preposition “to” see Ps 3:8 (cf. BDB 513 s.v. לְ 5.b[a]).

[10:23]  2 tn Heb “Not to a man the walking and the establishing his step.”

[17:10]  3 tn The term rendered “mind” here and in the previous verse is actually the Hebrew word for “heart.” However, in combination with the word rendered “heart” in the next line, which is the Hebrew for “kidneys,” it is best rendered “mind” because the “heart” was considered the center of intellect, conscience, and will and the “kidneys” the center of emotions.



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