Jeremiah

Jeremiah 18:12

¹²But they will reply, ‘It is hopeless. We will follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But they will reply	וְאָמְר֖וּ	wə·’ā·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
It is hopeless	נוֹאָ֑שׁ	nō·w·’āš	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H2976 despair
We will follow	נֵלֵ֔ךְ	nê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
our own plans	מַחְשְׁבוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙	maḥ·šə·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural	H4284 thought, device
and each of us	וְאִ֛ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
will act	נַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ס	na·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H6213 do, make
according to the stubbornness	שְׁרִר֥וּת	šə·ri·rūṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8307 firmness
of his evil	הָרָ֖ע	hā·rā‘	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
heart	לִבּֽוֹ־	lib·bōw-	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart

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