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And hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon; for they prophesy a lie unto you.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Zedekiah was restless under the Babylonian yoke, and the false prophets found him all too ready to listen. He is addressed in the plural because hi…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

He repeats the same words that we have encountered before; therefore, there is no need to dwell on them at length here. Yet the repetition was not …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Therefore do not listen to the words of the prophets The false prophets, as the Targum; such bad kings always had about t…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Jeremiah persuades the king of Judah to surrender to the king of Babylon. Is it their wisdom to submit to the heavy iron yoke of a cruel tyrant, to…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Because those messengers might ask why he did not say such things to his own people who were intent on rebellion, he responds that he has…

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