Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Jeremiah 16:12 in English Standard Version "and because you have done worse than your fathers, for behold, every one of you follows his stubborn, evil will, refusing to listen to me." Jer 3:17 At that time Jerusalem shall be called the throne of the Lord, and all nations shall gather to it, to the presence of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they shall no more stubbornly follow their own evil heart. Jer 7:26 Yet they did not listen to me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck. They did worse than their fathers.