Jeremiah 16:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me:”
Jeremiah 16:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 16:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 16:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You have done evil more than your fathers, for behold, you each walk after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so that you don’t listen to me.”
Jeremiah 16:12 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 16:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and ye have done evil more than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so that ye hearken not unto me: ”
Jeremiah 16:12 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 16:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Ye also have done evil above your fathers, And lo, ye are walking each after the stubbornness of his evil heart, So as not to hearken unto Me.”
Jeremiah 16:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 16:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and you, ye have done still worse than your fathers; and there ye are walking every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart, not to hearken unto me: ”
Jeremiah 16:12 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 16:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“(And ye haue done worse then your fathers: for beholde, you walke euery one after the stubbernesse of his wicked heart, and will not heare me)”
Jeremiah 16:12 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 16:12 in Context — Jeremiah 16
10 And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the Lord pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God?
11 Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the Lord, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;
12 And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me:
13 Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; where I will not shew you favour.
14 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that it shall no more be said, The Lord liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
What Does Jeremiah 16:12 Mean?
Jeremiah 16:12 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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