Parallel Verses
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
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.
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
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Potter And The Clay
11 And now, say now to the men of Judah, and concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus said Jehovah: Behold, I will form evil against you, and purpose a purpose against you; turn ye back now each from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good. 12 And they said, We shall despair; for after our purposes we will go, and we will do each the stubbornness of his evil heart 13 For this, thus said Jehovah: Ask now among the nations, who heard like as these things: the virgin of Israel did very horrible things.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Jeremiah 2:25
Withhold thy foot from being barefoot, and thy throat from thirst: and thou wilt say, Despairing, no; for I loved strangers, and after them will I go.
Deuteronomy 29:19
And it was in his hearing the words of this oath, and he blessed himself in his heart, saying, Peace shall be to me, if in the hardness of my heart, I shall go to add satiating to thirst:
Isaiah 57:10
In the abundance of thy way thou wert wearied; thou midst, Not to give over; thou didst find the living of thy hand; for this, thou wert not pained.
Jeremiah 3:17
In that time they shall call to Jerusalem the throne of Jehovah; and all nations assembled together to her to the name of Jehovah, to Jerusalem: and they shall no more go after the stubbornness of their evil heart
Jeremiah 7:24
And they heard not and inclined not their ear, and they went in the counsels in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and they shall be for behind and not before.
Jeremiah 16:12
And ye acted wickedly to do more than your fathers; and behold, you going a man after the stubbornness of his evil heart for not hearing to me.
Genesis 6:5
And Jehovah will see that great the evil of man in the earth, and every formation of the thoughts of his heart only evil all the days.
Genesis 8:21
And Jehovah smelled a smell of sweetness; and Jehovah will say in his heart, I will not gather to curse the earth yet again on account of man; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth: and I will not gather yet again to smite every living thing according to which I did.
2 Kings 6:33
While yet speaking with them, behold, the messenger will come down to him: and he will say, Behold, this evil from Jehovah; what more shall I wait for Jehovah?
Jeremiah 11:8
And they heard not, and inclined not their ear, and they went a man in the stubbornness of their evil heart: and I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant which I commanded to do; and they did not
Jeremiah 23:17
Saying to say to those despising the word of Jehovah, There shall be peace to you; and every one going in the stubbornness of his heart, they said, Evil shall not come to you.
Jeremiah 44:17
But doing, we will do all the word which went forth from our mouth, to burn incense to the queen of the heavens, to pour out libations to her, as we did, we and our fathers, our kings and our chiefs in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: and we shall be filled with bread, and we shall be well, and see not evil.
Ezekiel 37:11
And he will say to me, Son of man, these bones all the house of Israel: behold them saying, Our bones were dried up, and our hope perished, and we were cut off to us.
Mark 7:21-22
For within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil reflections, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Luke 1:51
He has done strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thought of their heart.