Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 18:12

12 And they said , There is no hope p, but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart .

For we are resolved to run on in our former race. It cannot be imagined that they should call the imaginations of their own hearts evil, unless it were in derision. The sum of what they said was this, Ieremy thou hadst as good say or do nothing, as talk to us, we are resolved upon our course, and if thou callest our hearts evil we cannot help that, according to the purposes, counsels and thoughts of those our evil hearts we are resolved to steer our courses, we will not be guided by thee.

There is no hope of us, thou dost but labour in vain in talking to us.

Marginal references: chap. 2.25.