The prophet now applies this test to the circumstances of the times. A whirlwind has already gone forth (Jeremiah 23:19). Had these fal…

The counsel. —Better, perhaps, the council, the “assembly” of chosen friends with whom a man shares his secret plans. So …

This is God's Word; he does not prophesy smooth things to the wicked, he does not promise slight consequences of sin, but a whirlwind and …

Jeremiah introduces another mark by which the false prophets might be known as different from the true prophets—they flattered the ungodly and wick…

For who has stood in the counsel of the Lord These are either the words of the Prophet Jeremiah; signifying that none of …

The false prophets of Samaria had deceived the Israelites into idolatries; yet the Lord considered the false prophets of Jerusalem guilty of more h…

1. Here, the prophet speaks of the various methods of deception.

First, he exposes them. Second, he addresses them summarily with the …