Jeremiah 18:12

18:12 But they just keep saying, ‘We do not care what you say! ¹  We will do whatever we want to do! We will continue to behave wickedly and stubbornly!’” ² 

Jeremiah 42:3

42:3 Pray that the Lord your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do.”

Jeremiah 6:16

6:16 The Lord said to his people: ³ 

“You are standing at the crossroads. So consider your path. ⁴ 

Ask where the old, reliable paths ⁵  are.

Ask where the path is that leads to blessing ⁶  and follow it.

If you do, you will find rest for your souls.”

But they said, “We will not follow it!”

¹ tn Heb “It is useless!” See the same expression in a similar context in Jer 2:25.

² tn Heb “We will follow our own plans and do each one according to the stubbornness of his own wicked heart.”

³ tn The words, “to his people” are not in the text but are implicit in the interchange of pronouns in the Hebrew of vv. 16-17. They are supplied in the translation here for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “Stand at the crossroads and look.”

⁵ tn Heb “the ancient path,” i.e., the path the Lord set out in ancient times (cf. Deut 32:7).

⁶ tn Heb “the way of/to the good.”