Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

But they will say, ‘It’s hopeless! For we are going to follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’

King James Version

And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.

Holman Bible

But they will say, ‘It’s hopeless. We will continue to follow our plans, and each of us will continue to act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’”

International Standard Version

But they'll say, "It's useless! We will follow our plans and each of us will pursue his own evil desires.'

A Conservative Version

But they say, It is in vain. For we will walk after our own devices, and we will do everyone according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.

American Standard Version

But they say, It is in vain; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will do every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart.

Amplified

But they will say, ‘That is hopeless! For we are going to follow our own plans, and each of us will act in accordance with the stubbornness of his evil heart.’

Bible in Basic English

But they will say, There is no hope: we will go on in our designs, and every one of us will do what he is moved by the pride of his evil heart to do.

Darby Translation

But they say, There is no hope; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will each one do according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.

Julia Smith Translation

And they said, We shall despair; for after our purposes we will go, and we will do each the stubbornness of his evil heart

King James 2000

And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own plans, and we will everyone do the imagination of his evil heart.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But they will say, '[It is] hopeless, for we will go after our [own] plans, and each one of us will act [according to] the stubbornness of his evil heart.'

Modern King James verseion

And they said, There is no hope; but we will walk after our own ways, and we will each one do according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But they say, 'No more of this, we will follow our own imaginations, and do every man according to the wilfulness of his own mind.'

NET Bible

But they just keep saying, 'We do not care what you say! We will do whatever we want to do! We will continue to behave wickedly and stubbornly!'"

New Heart English Bible

But they say, 'It is in vain; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will do everyone after the stubbornness of his evil heart.'"

The Emphasized Bible

And, since they will say, Hopeless! For after our own devices, will we walk, And, very one, the stubbornness of his own wicked heart, will we do!

Webster

And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.

World English Bible

But they say, It is in vain; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will do everyone after the stubbornness of his evil heart.

Youngs Literal Translation

And they have said, It is incurable, For after our own devices we do go, And each the stubbornness of his evil heart we do.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
There is no hope
יאשׁ 
Ya'ash 
Usage: 6

but we will walk
ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 488

מחשׁבת מחשׁבה 
Machashabah 
Usage: 56

and we will every one
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

שׁרירוּת 
Sh@riyruwth 
Usage: 10

References

Hastings

Sin

Smith

Context Readings

The Potter And The Clay

11 Now, therefore, say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: 'Thus says the LORD, Behold, I am shaping disaster against you and devising a plan against you. Return, every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your deeds.' 12 But they will say, ‘It’s hopeless! For we are going to follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’ 13 "Therefore thus says the LORD: Ask among the nations, Who has heard the like of this? The virgin Israel has done a very horrible thing.

Cross References

Jeremiah 2:25

Keep your feet from going unshod and your throat from thirst. But you said, 'It is hopeless, for I have loved foreigners, and after them I will go.'

Deuteronomy 29:19

one who, when he hears the words of this sworn covenant, blesses himself in his heart, saying, 'I shall be safe, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart.' This will lead to the sweeping away of moist and dry alike.

Isaiah 57:10

You were wearied with the length of your way, but you did not say, "It is hopeless"; you found new life for your strength, and so you were not faint.

Jeremiah 3:17

At that time Jerusalem shall be called the throne of the LORD, and all nations shall gather to it, to the presence of the LORD in Jerusalem, and they shall no more stubbornly follow their own evil heart.

Jeremiah 7:24

But they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and the stubbornness of their evil hearts, and went backward and not forward.

Jeremiah 16:12

and because you have done worse than your fathers, for behold, every one of you follows his stubborn, evil will, refusing to listen to me.

Genesis 6:5

The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Genesis 8:21

And when the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, the LORD said in his heart, "I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intention of man's heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done.

2 Kings 6:33

And while he was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him and said, "This trouble is from the LORD! Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?"

Jeremiah 11:8

Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but everyone walked in the stubbornness of his evil heart. Therefore I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did not."

Jeremiah 23:17

They say continually to those who despise the word of the LORD, 'It shall be well with you'; and to everyone who stubbornly follows his own heart, they say, 'No disaster shall come upon you.'"

Jeremiah 44:17

But we will do everything that we have vowed, make offerings to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, as we did, both we and our fathers, our kings and our officials, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, and prospered, and saw no disaster.

Ezekiel 37:11

Then he said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, 'Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are indeed cut off.'

Mark 7:21-22

For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,

Luke 1:51

He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;

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