Then he cried out against the altar by the word of the Lord, and said, “O altar, altar! Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, a child, Josiah by name, shall be born to the house of David; and on you he shall sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and men’s bones shall be burned on you.’ ”
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A child shall be born ... Josiah by name - Divine predictions so seldom include such specific details that doubts are raised, even by orthod…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Thus says the Lord. —This is one of those rather infrequent prophecies found in Holy Scripture, which, not content to foreshadow t…
John Gill
JohnGill
And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord
By his order and command:
and said, O altar, altar
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
In threatening the altar, the prophet threatens the founder and worshippers. Idolatrous worship will not continue, but the word of the Lord will en…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes