Jeremiah 18:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But they will say,וְאָמְר֖וּ
(ve·'a·me·ru)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
'It's hopeless!נֹואָ֑שׁ
(no·v·'ash;)
2976: to despaira prim. root
For we are goingנֵלֵ֔ךְ
(ne·lech,)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
to followאַחֲרֵ֤י
(a·cha·rei)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
our own plans,מַחְשְׁבֹותֵ֙ינוּ֙
(mach·she·vo·v·tei·nu)
4284: thought, devicefrom chashab
and eachוְאִ֛ישׁ
(ve·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
of us will actנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃
(na·'a·seh.)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
according to the stubbornnessשְׁרִר֥וּת
(she·ri·rut)
8307: firmness, stubbornnessfrom the same as shor
of his evilהָרָ֖ע
(ha·ra)
7451a: bad, evilfrom the same as roa
heart.'לִבֹּֽו־
(lib·bov-)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab


















KJV Lexicon
And they said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
There is no hope
ya'ash  (yaw-ash')
to desist, i.e. (figuratively) to despond -- (cause to) despair, one that is desperate, be no hope.
but we will walk
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
after
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
our own devices
machashabah  (makh-ash-aw-baw')
cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.
and we will every one
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
do
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
the imagination
shriyruwth  (sher-ee-rooth')
obstinacy -- imagination, lust.
of his evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But they will say, 'It's hopeless! For we are going to follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.'

King James 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But they will say, 'It's hopeless. We will continue to follow our plans, and each of us will continue to act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.'"

International Standard Version
But they'll say, 'It's useless! We will follow our plans and each of us will pursue his own evil desires.'

NET Bible
But they just keep saying, 'We do not care what you say! We will do whatever we want to do! We will continue to behave wickedly and stubbornly!'"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"But they will answer, 'It's useless! We'll live the way we want to. We'll go our own stubborn, evil ways.'

King James 2000 Bible
And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own plans, and we will everyone do the imagination of his evil heart.
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