Jeremiah 16:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 16:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 16:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 16:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You have done evil more than your fathers, for behold, you each walk after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so that you don’t listen to me.”
Jeremiah 16:12 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 16:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and ye have done evil more than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so that ye hearken not unto me:”
Jeremiah 16:12 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 16:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Ye also have done evil above your fathers, And lo, ye are walking each after the stubbornness of his evil heart, So as not to hearken unto Me.”
Jeremiah 16:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 16:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and you, ye have done still worse than your fathers; and there ye are walking every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart, not to hearken unto me:”
Jeremiah 16:12 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 16:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“(And ye haue done worse then your fathers: for beholde, you walke euery one after the stubbernesse of his wicked heart, and will not heare me)”
Jeremiah 16:12 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 16:12 in Context — Jeremiah 16
10 Y acontecerá que cuando anunciares á este pueblo todas estas cosas, te dirán ellos: ¿Por qué habló Jehová sobre nosotros todo este mal tan grande? ¿y qué maldad es la nuestra, ó qué pecado [es] el nuestro, que cometiéramos contra Jehová nuestro Dios?
11 Entonces les dirás: Porque vuestros padres me dejaron, dice Jehová, y anduvieron en pos de dioses ajenos, y los sirvieron, y á ellos se encorvaron, y me dejaron á mí, y no guardaron mi ley;
12 Y vosotros habéis hecho peor que vuestros padres; porque he aquí que vosotros camináis cada uno tras la imaginación de su malvado corazón, no oyéndome á mí.
13 Por tanto, yo os haré echar de esta tierra á tierra que ni vosotros ni vuestros padres habéis conocido, y allá serviréis á dioses ajenos de día y de noche; porque no os mostraré clemencia.
14 Empero he aquí, vienen días, dice Jehová, que no se dirá más: Vive Jehová, que hizo subir á los hijos de Israel de tierra de Egipto;
What Does Jeremiah 16:12 Mean?
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