That shall say, The burden of the Lord.— The language thus put into the mouths of the false prophets is not that of deris…

Prophecy might indeed have been called a burden when anything sad was announced; but it might also have been so called when men were aroused to fea…

And [as for] the prophet, and the priest, and the people
Be they one or the other, or all of them; no regard will be…

Those are indeed miserable who are forsaken and forgotten by God; and people's jesting at God's judgments will not thwart them. God had taken Israe…

1. Here, the prophet threatens those who mock the prophets. Just as they ridiculed Isaiah in his day, saying, “Command, command again, e…