⁸ He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs.

³⁰ Hated by God, full of pride, without respect, full of loud talk, given to evil inventions, not honouring father or mother,

²² Will not the designers of evil come into error? But mercy and good faith are for the designers of good.

¹⁴ His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.

¹¹ For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.

¹¹ One has gone out from you who is designing evil against the Lord, whose purposes are of no value.

¹⁰ This is what the Lord has said: In that day it will come about that things will come into your mind, and you will have thoughts of an evil design:

¹¹ And you will say, I will go up to the land of small unwalled towns; I will go to those who are quiet, living, all of them, without fear of danger, without walls or locks or doors:

⁷ The designs of the false are evil, purposing the destruction of the poor man by false words, even when he is in the right.

⁷ But this is not what is in his mind, and this is not his design; but his purpose is destruction, and the cutting off of more and more nations.

⁸ For he says, Are not all my captains kings?

⁹ Will not the fate of Calno be like that of Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?

¹⁰ As my hand has come on the kingdoms of the images, whose pictured images were more in number than those of Jerusalem and Samaria;

¹¹ So, as I have done to Samaria and her images, I will do to Jerusalem and her images.

¹² For this cause it will be that, when the purpose of the Lord against Mount Zion and Jerusalem is complete, I will send punishment on the pride of the heart of the king of Assyria, and on the glory of his uplifted eyes.

¹³ For he has said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my knowledge, for I am wise: and I have taken away the limits of the peoples' lands, and the stores of their wealth have become mine; and I have made towns low in the dust, sending destruction on those living in them;

⁹ The purpose of the foolish is sin: and the hater of authority is disgusting to others.

² For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.

¹⁸ A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;

⁴⁴ And the king said to Shimei, You have knowledge of all the evil which you did to David my father; and now the Lord has sent back your evil on yourself.