Jeremiah 18:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 18:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 18:12 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 18:12 — KJV
“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.”
— Jeremiah 18:12 (KJV)
Jeremiah 18:12 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 18:12
“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. imagination: or, stubbornness”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:12: walk, after, own
“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: imagination: or, stubbornness”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:12: walk, after, every
“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 imagination of their evil heart. imagination: or, stubbornness”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:12: walk, after, one
“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; but they did them not. imagination: or, stubbornness”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:12: walk, every, one
“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 I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. a sweet...: Heb. a savour of rest or, satisfaction for the imagination: or, through the imagination”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:12: every, one, imagination
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