Jeremiah 18:12
World English Bible (WEB)
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.’”
In context
10 if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they don’t obey my voice, then I will repent of the good with which I said I would benefit them.
11 “Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, ‘The LORD says: “Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a plan against you. Everyone return from his evil way now, and amend your ways and your doings.”’
12 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.’”
13 Therefore the LORD says: “Ask now among the nations, ‘Who has heard such things?’ The virgin of Israel has done a very horrible thing.
14 Will the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? Will the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?
Jeremiah 18:12 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.’”
- KJV 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But they will reply, ‘It is hopeless. We will follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’”
- ASV 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.
- YLT Young's 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.
- DBY 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.
- WBS Webster Bible
- 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.