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New American Standard Bible
But
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.
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.
Themes
Despair » Leads to » Continuing in sin
Evil » Devices » General references to
Plans of men » Devices, evil » General references to
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 18:12
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Context Readings
The Potter And The Clay
11
Now therefore, speak to every man of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus hath the LORD said: Behold, I ordain evil against you and devise plans against you; return ye now each one from his evil way, and better your ways and your doings.
12 But
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Cross References
Jeremiah 2:25
Withhold thy foot from being unshod and thy throat from thirst; but thou didst say, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them I will go.
Deuteronomy 29:19
and it shall be, when that one hears the words of this curse, that he blesses himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of my heart, to add drunkenness to thirst.
Isaiah 57:10
Thou became wearied in the multitude of thy ways; yet thou didst not say, There is no remedy: thou hast found that which thou wast searching for; therefore thou repented not.
Jeremiah 3:17
At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the Gentiles shall congregate unto it in the name of the LORD in Jerusalem; neither shall they walk any more after the hardness of their evil heart.
Jeremiah 7:24
But they did not hearken, nor incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels in the imagination of their evil heart and went backward, and not forward
Jeremiah 16:12
and ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk each one after the imagination of his evil heart, not hearkening unto me:
Genesis 6:5
And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Genesis 8:21
And the LORD smelled a savour of rest, and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, for the intent of man's heart is evil from his childhood; neither will I again smite any more every living thing as I have done.
2 Kings 6:33
And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him; and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; for what should I wait for the LORD any longer?
Jeremiah 11:8
Yet they did not hear, nor did they incline their ear, but walked each one in the imagination of their evil heart; therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do; but they did them not.
Jeremiah 23:17
They say boldly unto those that stir me to anger, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto anyone that walks after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.
Jeremiah 44:17
But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goes forth out of our own mouth to burn incense unto the queen of heaven and to pour out drink offerings unto her as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.
Ezekiel 37:11
Then he said unto me, Son of man, all these bones are the house of Israel; behold, they say, Our bones have dried, and our hope is lost, and in ourselves we are totally cut off.
Mark 7:21-22
For from within, out of the heart of men, come forth the evil thoughts, the adulteries, the fornications, the murders,
Luke 1:51
He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.