Jeremiah 18:12
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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.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.’”
In other translations
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.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.’”
Hebrew words
וְאָמְרוּve'ameruand they sayH559נוֹאָשׁno'ashdespairingH2976כִּי־ki-forH3588אַחֲרֵי'achareiafterH310מַחְשְׁבוֹתֵינוּmachshevoteinuown plans ourH4284נֵלֵךְnelekhwe will walkH1980וְאִישׁve'ishand everyoneH376שְׁרִרוּתsherirut[the] stubbornness ofH8307לִבּוֹ־libov-heart hisH3820הָרָעhara'<the> wickedH7451נַעֲשֶׂה׃ סna'asehwe will actH6213
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