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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The verse 12 is found in chapter 18 of Jeremiah. At the potter’s house Jeremiah observes how clay is reshaped according to the craftsman’s will. God explicitly applies the image to Israel: a nation can be transformed if it repents, and a sentence can be withdrawn if its conduct changes. The metaphor emphasizes God’s sovereignty without making the people passive objects, because their moral response matters.
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Aber sie sprachen: Daraus wird nichts; wir wollen nach unsern Gedanken wandeln und ein jeglicher tun nach Gedünken seines bösen Herzens.
Y dijeron: Es por demás: porque en pos de nuestras imaginaciones hemos de ir, y hemos de hacer cada uno el pensamiento de su malvado corazón.
Pero dirán: “¡Es inútil! Seguiremos nuestros propios planes, y cada uno actuará conforme a la terquedad de su malvado corazón”».
Mais ils disent: C'est en vain! Car nous suivrons nos pensées, Nous agirons chacun selon les penchants de notre mauvais coeur.
Ed essi dissero: Non vi è rimedio; perciocchè noi andremo dietro a’ nostri pensieri, e faremo ciascuno secondo la durezza del cuor suo malvagio.
Mas eles dizem: Não há esperança, porque andaremos segundo as nossas imaginações; e cada um fará segundo o propósito do seu mau coração.
「他們卻說:『沒有用的,我們要照自己的計謀去行,各人要隨自己頑梗的惡心行事。』」
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