Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baalim, which their fathers taught them.

New American Standard Bible

but have walked after the stubbornness of their heart and after the Baals, as their fathers taught them,”

King James Version

But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:

Holman Bible

Instead, they followed the stubbornness of their hearts and followed after the Baals as their fathers taught them.”

International Standard Version

Instead, they followed their rebellious hearts and the Baals, as their ancestors taught them."

American Standard Version

but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baalim, which their fathers taught them;

Amplified

but have walked stubbornly after their [own] heart and after the Baals, as their fathers taught them,”

Bible in Basic English

But they have been walking in the pride of their hearts, going after the Baals, as their fathers gave them teaching.

Darby Translation

but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baals, as their fathers taught them;

Julia Smith Translation

And they went after the stubbornness of their heart, and after the Baalims which their fathers taught them.

King James 2000

But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:

Lexham Expanded Bible

but they went after the stubbornness of their heart, and after the Baals, which their ancestors taught them."

Modern King James verseion

but they have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baals, which their fathers taught them.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

but followed the wickedness of their own hearts, and served strange gods, as their fathers taught them.

NET Bible

Instead they have followed the stubborn inclinations of their own hearts. They have paid allegiance to the gods called Baal, as their fathers taught them to do.

New Heart English Bible

but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baals, which their fathers taught them;

The Emphasized Bible

But have gone their way, After the stubbornness of their own heart, - And after the Baals which their fathers taught them,

Webster

But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:

World English Bible

but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baals, which their fathers taught them;

Youngs Literal Translation

And they walk after the stubbornness of their heart, And after the Baalim, that their fathers taught them,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 488

שׁרירוּת 
Sh@riyruwth 
Usage: 10

and after
אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 488

בּעל 
Ba`al 
Usage: 81

Context Readings

Judah's Failures

13 And LORD says, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, nor walked in it, 14 but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baalim, which their fathers taught them. 15 Therefore thus says LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.

Cross References

Jeremiah 7:24

But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in [their own] counsels, in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.

Romans 1:21-24

Because, although knowing God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful, but became vain in their reasonings and their heart was darkened without understanding.

Galatians 1:14

And I advanced in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my race, being a more extreme zealot of my paternal traditions.

1 Peter 1:18

Knowing that ye were redeemed from your vain behavior inherited from fathers, not with perishable silver or gold,

Genesis 6:5

And LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Jeremiah 2:8

The priests did not say, Where is LORD? and those who handle the law did not know me. The rulers also transgressed against me. And the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.

Jeremiah 2:23

How can thou say, I am not defiled; I have not gone after the Baalim? See thy way in the valley. Know what thou have done, a swift dromedary traversing her ways,

Jeremiah 44:17

But we will certainly perform every word that has gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our rulers, in the ci

Zechariah 1:4-5

Be ye not as your fathers, to whom the former prophets cried, saying, Thus says LORD of hosts: Return ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings, but they did not hear, nor hearken to me, says LORD.

Ephesians 2:3

Among whom we also all once behaved in the lusts of our flesh, doing the intentions of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath as also the others.

Ephesians 4:17-19

This I say therefore, and solemnly declare in Lord, for you to walk no longer as also the other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

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