11 So now then, speak to the men of Judah and against the inhabitants of Jerusalem saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold, I am (A)fashioning calamity against you and devising a plan against you. Oh (B)turn back, each of you from his evil way, and [a]reform your ways and your deeds.”’ 12 But (C)they will say, ‘It’s hopeless! For we are going to follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the (D)stubbornness of his evil heart.’

13 “Therefore thus says the Lord,
(E)Ask now among the nations,
Who ever heard the like of [b]this?
The (F)virgin of Israel
Has done a most (G)appalling thing.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 18:11 Lit make good
  2. Jeremiah 18:13 Lit these