^18:12But they just keep saying, ‘We do not care what you say!²³ We will do whatever we want to do! We will continue to behave wickedly and stubbornly!’ ”²⁴

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Footnotes

23 Heb “It is useless!” See the same expression in a similar context in Jer 2:25.
24 Heb “We will follow our own plans and do each one according to the stubbornness of his own wicked heart.” This has been the consistent pattern of their behavior. See 7:24; 9:13; 13:10; 16:12.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“But they say, ‘That is in vain! We will follow our own plans, and will every one act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But they will reply, ‘It’s no use. We will continue with our own plans; we will all follow the stubbornness of our evil hearts.’ ”

CSBChristian 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.’ ”

NLTNew Living Translation

But the people replied, “Don’t waste your breath. We will continue to live as we want to, stubbornly following our own evil desires.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But they will say, ‘It is hopeless, for we will go after our own plans, and each one of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’

KJV 1900King 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.

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