A Prayer for Direction and Deliverance
Jeremiah 10:23-25
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Jer.10.23 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ידעתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,?,sg
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- כי: CONJ
- לא: PART_NEG
- לאדם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- דרכו: NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
- לא: PART_NEG
- לאיש: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- הלך: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- והכין: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- את: PRT,acc
- צעדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
Parallels
- Proverbs 20:24 (verbal): Uses nearly identical idea and language: 'Man's steps are ordained by the LORD; how then can man understand his way?'—emphasizes that human direction is limited and God directs the way.
- Proverbs 16:9 (thematic): Contrasts human planning with divine direction: 'A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.' Echoes Jeremiah's claim that people cannot ultimately govern their own path.
- Psalm 37:23 (thematic): Affirms that 'The steps of a man are established by the LORD,' reflecting Jeremiah's assertion that human walking/steps are under God's guidance.
- James 4:13-15 (allusion): New Testament warning against presumptuous planning—'If the Lord wills'—echoes Jeremiah's theme that humans cannot determine their own course apart from God's will.
Alternative generated candidates
- I know, O LORD, that a man's way is not in himself; it is not for a man who walks to direct his steps.
- I know, O LORD, that a man's way is not his own; it is not for a man who walks to direct his steps.
Jer.10.24 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- יסרני: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg,suff:1cs
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- אך: PART
- במשפט: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אל: NEG
- באפך: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs,2ms
- פן: CONJ
- תמעטני: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
Parallels
- Psalm 38:1 (verbal): A near-quotation: petitioner asks God not to rebuke or discipline in anger—same wording and plea for correction without wrath.
- Psalm 6:1 (verbal): A closely related petition: 'O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, nor discipline me in Your wrath,' paralleling Jeremiah's request to be chastened justly, not in fury.
- Proverbs 3:11-12 (thematic): Affirms the value of the Lord's discipline as loving correction rather than punitive anger—echoes Jeremiah's acceptance of just chastening but rejection of destructive wrath.
- Job 5:17-18 (thematic): Speaks of divine reproof as ultimately for the person's good (wounding that heals), resonating with Jeremiah's plea to be corrected in righteousness rather than consumed by anger.
- Lamentations 3:31-33 (thematic): Asserts that God does not cast off forever and does not willingly afflict—reflects the hope that divine discipline is measured and merciful, not ruinous anger.
Alternative generated candidates
- Chasten me, O LORD, but in judgment; do not in your anger bring me to nothing.
- Chasten me, O LORD, but with justice; do not, in your anger, bring me to nothing.
Jer.10.25 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- שפך: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- חמתך: NOUN,f,sg,abs,2ms
- על: PREP
- הגוים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- אשר: PRON,rel
- לא: PART_NEG
- ידעוך: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg,suff:2,m,sg
- ועל: CONJ+PREP
- משפחות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- אשר: PRON,rel
- בשמך: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON:2ms
- לא: PART_NEG
- קראו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
- כי: CONJ
- אכלו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- את: PRT,acc
- יעקב: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- ואכלהו: CONJ+VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl,obj3ms
- ויכלהו: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg,3ms_obj
- ואת: CONJ
- נוהו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- השמו: VERB,hiphil,perf,3,pl
Parallels
- Psalm 79:6-7 (verbal): Almost verbal echo: 'Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not... for they have devoured Jacob and consumed his habitation,' closely matching Jeremiah's wording and plea for divine vengeance.
- Joel 3:2-3 (thematic): God summons judgment on the nations who scattered Israel, sold its people and divided its land—a parallel theme of prosecuting nations that harmed Jacob/Israel.
- Obadiah 1:10-11 (thematic): Condemns nations (notably Edom) for violence against Jacob and for taking his possessions; echoes the charge that foreign peoples 'devoured' Israel and deserve retribution.
- Deuteronomy 32:41-43 (structural): The Song of Moses pronounces divine vengeance and recompense against foreign nations for wrongs against Israel—structurally similar motif of God pouring out wrath to vindicate Jacob.
Alternative generated candidates
- Pour out your wrath upon the nations that do not know you, and upon the clans that do not call on your name; for they have eaten Jacob, devoured him and consumed him, and have made his dwelling a desolation.
- Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not know you, and on the kingdoms that do not call by your name; for they have devoured Jacob, consumed him, and finished him, and they have made desolate his dwellings.
I know, O LORD, that a person's way is not in himself; it is not for man who walks to direct his steps.
Correct me, O LORD, but in justice; not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing.
Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not know you, and on the families that do not call on your name; for they have eaten up Jacob and devoured him, and have made his dwelling desolate.