Jeremiah 18:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 18:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 18:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 18:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But they say, ‘It is in vain; for we will walk after our own plans, and we will each follow the stubbornness of his evil heart.’””
Jeremiah 18:12 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 18:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Jeremiah 18:12 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 18:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Jeremiah 18:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 18:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Jeremiah 18:12 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 18:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But they sayde desperately, Surely wee will walke after our owne imaginations, and doe euery man after the stubburnnesse of his wicked heart.”
Jeremiah 18:12 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 18:12 in Context — Jeremiah 18
10 If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
11 Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.
12 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.
13 Therefore thus saith the Lord; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.
14 Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?
What Does Jeremiah 18:12 Mean?
Jeremiah 18:12 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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