Jeremiah 18:12
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.In other versions
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.
ASV
But they will say, There is no hope: we will go on in our designs, and every one of us will do what he is moved by the pride of his evil heart to do.
BBE
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.
DBY
But they say, It is in vain; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will do everyone after the stubbornness of his evil heart.
WEB
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.
YLT
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.
ENG
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.
WBT
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.’”
BSB
In context
10If 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.
11Now 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.
12And 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.
13Therefore 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.
14Will 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?