Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee - The Septuagint and Vulgate give the true meaning, “stupidity” (see Jeremi…

Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things. —The words are eminently characteristic of Jeremiah, whose whole life had…

Here the Prophet condemns the Jews for that reckless abandon by which they had, so to speak, intentionally destroyed themselves, as though they had…

Your prophets have seen vain and foolish things for you Not the prophets of the Lord; but false prophets, as the Targum; …

Causes for lamentation are described. Multitudes perished by famine. Even little children were slain by their mother's hands and eaten, according t…

Here, the author identifies the cause of its incurability: the physicians of the time, namely the prophets, neglected to treat her.

First, h…