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And thou, son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, that prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A rebuke to the false prophetesses, and a declaration that God will confound them and deliver their victims from their snares. Women were sometimes…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

EXCURSUS D: ON CHAPTER 13:6, 7, AND 17.

In these verses a broad and crucial distinction is made between the self-imagined vi…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

We may gather from this passage that Satan’s lies were not spread among the people so much by men as by women. We know that the gift of prophecy is…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Likewise, you son of man, set your face against the daughters
of your people
The fals…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

It is a bad state for those who would rather hear pleasing lies than unpleasing truths. The false prophetesses tried to make people feel secure, si…

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