Parallel Verses

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."

A Conservative Version

but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baalim, which their fathers 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 the LORD says: "Because they have forsaken my law that I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice or walked in accord with it, 14 but have walked after the stubbornness of their heart and after the Baals, as their fathers taught them,” 15 Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will feed this people with bitter food, and give them poisonous water to drink.

Cross References

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 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.

Romans 1:21-24

For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

Galatians 1:14

And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers.

1 Peter 1:18

knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold,

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.

Jeremiah 2:8

The priests did not say, 'Where is the LORD?' Those who handle the law did not know me; the shepherds transgressed against me; the prophets prophesied by Baal and went after things that do not profit.

Jeremiah 2:23

How can you say, 'I am not unclean, I have not gone after the Baals'? Look at your way in the valley; know what you have done-- a restless young camel running here and there,

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.

Zechariah 1:4-5

Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets cried out, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, Return from your evil ways and from your evil deeds.' But they did not hear or pay attention to me, declares the LORD.

Ephesians 2:3

among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.

Ephesians 4:17-19

Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds.

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