Jeremiah 18:12

Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And they

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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There is no

יָחַל

yâchal

H3176

to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope

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but we will

יָלַךְ

yâlak

H3212

to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

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אַחַר

ʼachar

H310

properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

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our own

מַחֲשָׁבָה

machăshâbâh

H4284

a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)

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and we will every

אֶחָד

ʼechâd

H259

properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

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do the

שְׁרִירוּת

shᵉrîyrûwth

H8307

obstinacy

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of his

רַע

raʻ

H7451

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

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לֵב

lêb

H3820

the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

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Key Terms in This Verse

imagination H8307

שְׁרִירוּת shᵉrîyrûwth

obstinacy

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devices H4284

מַחֲשָׁבָה machăshâbâh

a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)

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hope H3176

יָחַל yâchal

to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope

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walk H3212

יָלַךְ yâlak

to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

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evil H7451

רַע raʻ

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

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heart H3820

לֵב lêb

the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

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after H310

אַחַר ʼachar

properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

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one H259

אֶחָד ʼechâd

properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

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said H559

אָמַר ʼâmar

to say (used with great latitude)

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Cross References

Jeremiah 2:25 cross-reference

Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.

Deuteronomy 29:19 cross-reference

And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thir...

Jeremiah 16:12 cross-reference

And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me:

Jeremiah 7:24 cross-reference

But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.

Isaiah 57:10 cross-reference

Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.

Luke 1:51 cross-reference

He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

Jeremiah 3:17 cross-reference

At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imaginat...

Genesis 8:21 cross-reference

And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will ...

Jeremiah 44:17 cross-reference

But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, ou...

Ezekiel 37:11 cross-reference

Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.

2 Kings 6:33 cross-reference

And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer?

Genesis 6:5 cross-reference

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Jeremiah 11:8 cross-reference

Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do:...

Jeremiah 23:17 cross-reference

They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.

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