Charles Ellicott Commentary Jeremiah 23:26

"How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?" — Jeremiah 23:26 (ASV)

How long shall this be ...? —The Hebrew text gives a double interrogative: How long? Is it in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, prophets of the deceit of their own hearts? Do they think to cause my people ...? A conjectural alteration of the text gives “How long is the fire in the heart of the prophets ...?” as if anticipating the thought of Jeremiah 23:29, and reproducing that of Jeremiah 20:9.