Yeremia 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 

Yeremia 25:6

25:6 Do not pay allegiance to ³  other gods and worship and serve them. Do not make me angry by the things that you do. ⁴  Then I will not cause you any harm.’

[18:12]  ¹ tn Heb “It is useless!” See the same expression in a similar context in Jer 2:25.

[18:12]  ² tn Heb “We will follow our own plans and do each one according to the stubbornness of his own wicked heart.”

[18:12]  sn This has been the consistent pattern of their behavior. See 7:24; 9:13; 13:10; 16:12.

[25:6]  ³ tn Heb “follow after.” See the translator’s note on 2:5 for this idiom.

[25:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “make me angry with the work of your hands.” The term “work of your own hands” is often interpreted as a reference to idolatry as is clearly the case in Isa 2:8; 37:19. However, the parallelism in 25:14 and the context in 32:30 show that it is more general and refers to what they have done. That is likely the meaning here as well.