while they see for you false visions, while they divine lies for you--to be laid on the necks of the unhallowed wicked, whose day has come, the time of their final punishment.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The third word of judgment. The king of Babylon’s march upon Judea and upon the Ammonites. Destruction is to go out not on Judah only, but also on …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

See vanity unto thee. —“See” is used in the sense of the utterances of the “seer,” or prophet. The Ammonites also had fal…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie
unto thee
The Ammonites ha…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The diviners of the Ammonites made false prophecies of victory. They would never recover their power, but in time would be wholly forgotten. Let us…

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