Jeremiah 16:12 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 16:12

10 “And it shall be, when you show this people all these words, and they say to you, ^a‘Why has the Lord pronounced all this great disaster against us? Or what is our iniquity? Or what is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God?’

11 then you shall say to them, ^a‘Because your fathers have forsaken Me,’ says the Lord; ‘they have walked after other gods and have served them and worshiped them, and have forsaken Me and not kept My law.

12 And you have done ^aworse than your fathers, for behold, ^beach one follows the dictates of his own evil heart, so that no one listens to Me.

13 ^aTherefore I will cast you out of this land ^binto a land that you do not know, neither you nor your fathers; and there you shall serve other gods day and night, where I will not show you favor.’

God Will Restore Israel

14 “Therefore behold, the ^adays are coming,” says the Lord, “that it shall no more be said, ‘The Lord lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,’

15 but, ‘The Lord lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of the ^anorth and from all the lands where He had driven them.’ For ^bI will bring them back into their land which I gave to their fathers.

16 “Behold, I will send for many ^afishermen,” says the Lord, “and they shall fish them; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.

17 For My ^aeyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, nor is their iniquity hidden from My eyes.

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 16:12

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American Standard Version
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:

Amplified® Bible
And because you have done worse than your fathers. For behold, every one of you walks after the stubbornness of his own evil heart, so that you do not listen to {and} obey Me.

Contemporary English Version
And you have done even worse! You are stubborn, and instead of obeying me, you do whatever evil comes to your mind.

Darby English Version
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:

Good News Bible
But you have done even worse than your ancestors. All of you are stubborn and evil, and you do not obey me.

King James Version
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:

New American Standard Bible
`You too have done evil, {even} more than your forefathers; for behold, you are each one walking according to the stubbornness of his own evil heart, without listening to Me.

New International Version
But you have behaved more wickedly than your fathers. See how each of you is following the stubbornness of his evil heart instead of obeying me.

New King James Version
And you have done worse than your fathers, for behold, each one follows the dictates of his own evil heart, so that no one listens to Me.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'You too have done evil, even more than your forefathers; for behold, you all walk according to the stubbornness of your own evil heart, without listening to Me.

Revised Standard Version
and because you have done worse than your fathers, for behold, every one of you follows his stubborn evil will, refusing to listen to me;

Young's Literal Translation
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.

New English Translation
And you have acted even more wickedly than your ancestors! Each one of you has followed the stubborn inclinations of your own wicked heart and not obeyed me.¹

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