I will cast thee - Rather, I send you away. God had not sent Hananiah to prophesy, but He does now send him away to die.

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I will cast you ... —Literally, I send you. The verb is the same as in the preceding verse and is repeated with an emphat…

Here, the punishment is added that confirmed the prophecy of Jeremiah. For it was God’s purpose to take into account the ignorance of many…

Therefore thus says the Lord

Hananiah is sentenced to die, and Jeremiah, when he has received direction from God, boldly tells him so; but not before he received that commissio…