Verse of the Day
Yirmiyahu 10:23–24 (Jeremiah)
I Yada, Yahuah, that the Darak of Adam is not in himself. It is not in the Adam who Halak to establish his own step. Correct me, Yahuah, but with Mishpat, not in Your anger, lest You bring me to nothing.
Meaning
Yada ידע · Y-D-ʿ · Ya-daʿ
To know by experience and relationship, not merely to hold information.
Yahuah יהוה · Y-H-W-H · Ya-hu-ah
The personal Name of the Creator, written with the four letters yod, he, waw, he. It is His Name, not a title.
Darak דרך · D-R-K · Da-rak
Way, road, path; the course of one's conduct. Plural Darakim.
Adam אדם · A-D-M · A-dam
Man, a human being, humankind.
Halak הלך · H-L-K · Ha-lak
To walk, go, conduct oneself; to live out a way of life.
Mishpat משפט · Sh-P-T · Mish-pat
Judgment, just ruling, ordinance; the right verdict and the way of justice. Plural Mishpatim.
Question answered: Is Adam his own ultimate authority for his Darak? No. The Darak of Adam is not ultimately in himself.