Then [a]the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every (A)intent[b] of the thoughts of his heart was only evil [c]continually.

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  1. Genesis 6:5 So with MT, Tg.; Vg. God; LXX Lord God
  2. Genesis 6:5 thought
  3. Genesis 6:5 all the day

Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of mankind was great on the earth, and that (A)every intent of the thoughts of [a]their hearts was only evil continually.

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  1. Genesis 6:5 Lit his heart

The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth,(A) and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.(B)

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21 And the Lord smelled (A)a soothing aroma. Then the Lord said in His heart, “I will never again (B)curse the ground for man’s sake, although the (C)imagination[a] of man’s heart is evil from his youth; (D)nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done.

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  1. Genesis 8:21 intent or thought

21 The Lord (A)smelled the soothing aroma, and the Lord said [a]to Himself, “I will never again (B)curse the ground on account of man, for (C)the [b]intent of man’s heart is evil from his youth; (D)and I will never again [c]destroy every living thing, as I have done.

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  1. Genesis 8:21 Lit to His heart
  2. Genesis 8:21 Or inclination
  3. Genesis 8:21 Lit strike

21 The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma(A) and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground(B) because of humans, even though[a] every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood.(C) And never again will I destroy(D) all living creatures,(E) as I have done.

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  1. Genesis 8:21 Or humans, for

14 And the Lord said to me, (A)“The prophets prophesy lies in My name. (B)I have not sent them, commanded them, nor spoken to them; they prophesy to you a false vision, [a]divination, a worthless thing, and the (C)deceit of their heart.

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  1. Jeremiah 14:14 Telling the future by signs and omens

14 Then the Lord said to me, “The (A)prophets are prophesying falsehood in My name. (B)I have neither sent them nor commanded them, nor spoken to them; they are prophesying to you a (C)false vision, divination, futility, and the deception of their own [a]minds.

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  1. Jeremiah 14:14 Lit heart

14 Then the Lord said to me, “The prophets are prophesying lies(A) in my name. I have not sent(B) them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to you false visions,(C) divinations,(D) idolatries[a] and the delusions of their own minds.

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  1. Jeremiah 14:14 Or visions, worthless divinations

26 How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Indeed they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart,

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26 How long? Is there anything in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of the (A)deceitfulness of their own heart,

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26 How long will this continue in the hearts of these lying prophets, who prophesy the delusions(A) of their own minds?(B)

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“Son of man, prophesy (A)against the prophets of Israel who prophesy, and say to (B)those who prophesy out of their own (C)heart,[a] ‘Hear the word of the Lord!’ ”

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  1. Ezekiel 13:2 Inspiration

“Son of man, prophesy against the (A)prophets of Israel who prophesy, and say to those who prophesy from their own [a]inspiration, ‘(B)Listen to the word of the Lord!

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  1. Ezekiel 13:2 Lit heart

“Son of man, prophesy against the prophets(A) of Israel who are now prophesying. Say to those who prophesy out of their own imagination:(B) ‘Hear the word of the Lord!(C)

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10 “Because, indeed, because they have seduced My people, saying, (A)‘Peace!’ when there is no peace—and one builds a wall, and they (B)plaster[a] it with untempered mortar

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  1. Ezekiel 13:10 Or whitewash

10 It is definitely because they have (A)misled My people by saying, ‘(B)Peace!’ when there is (C)no peace. And when anyone builds a wall, behold, they plaster it over with whitewash;

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10 “‘Because they lead my people astray,(A) saying, “Peace,”(B) when there is no peace, and because, when a flimsy wall is built, they cover it with whitewash,(C)

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22 “Because with (A)lies you have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and you have (B)strengthened the hands of the wicked, so that he does not turn from his wicked way to save his life.

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22 Because you (A)disheartened the righteous with falsehood when I did not cause him pain, but you have [a](B)encouraged the wicked not to (C)turn from his wicked way to keep him alive,

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  1. Ezekiel 13:22 Lit strengthened the hands of

22 Because you disheartened the righteous with your lies,(A) when I had brought them no grief, and because you encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways and so save their lives,(B)

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(A)Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but (B)everyone [a]followed the dictates of his evil heart; therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but which they have not done.’ ”

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  1. Jeremiah 11:8 walked in the stubbornness or imagination

Yet they (A)did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in the stubbornness of their evil heart, each one of them; therefore I brought on them all the (B)words of this covenant which I commanded them to do, but they did not.’”

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But they did not listen or pay attention;(A) instead, they followed the stubbornness of their evil hearts.(B) So I brought on them all the curses(C) of the covenant I had commanded them to follow but that they did not keep.(D)’”

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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 (B)worse than your fathers, for behold, (C)each one [a]follows the dictates of his own evil heart, so that no one listens to Me.

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  1. Jeremiah 16:12 walks after the stubbornness or imagination

11 Then you are to say to them, ‘It is (A)because your forefathers have abandoned Me,’ declares the Lord, ‘and have followed (B)other gods, and served and worshiped them; but they have abandoned Me and have not kept My Law. 12 You too have done evil, even (C)more than your forefathers; for behold, each one of you is following the (D)stubbornness of his own (E)evil heart, without listening to Me.

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11 then say to them, ‘It is because your ancestors forsook me,’ declares the Lord, ‘and followed other gods and served and worshiped(A) them. They forsook me and did not keep my law.(B) 12 But you have behaved more wickedly than your ancestors.(C) See how all of you are following the stubbornness of your evil hearts(D) instead of obeying me.

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