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A Just and Ironic End
Commentators highlight the profound irony in God's judgment. The false prophets who promised peace and denied the coming sword and famine would be among the first to be consumed by them. Scholars like Gill and Ellicott see this as a righteous retribution that publicly proves the falsehood of their predictions.
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Jeremiah
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Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 14:15
19th Century
Bishop
Therefore thus says the Lord. —To the mind of a true prophet, feeling that he was taught of God, nothing could be more ha…
Charles Spurgeon
On Jeremiah 14:14–15
19th Century
Preacher
God says, "Yes, I will deal with the false prophets; it is true that they have misled the people, and I will punish them for their deception; but I…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 14:15–16
16th Century
Theologian
Jeremiah, after having declared to the false prophets that, since they had deceived the people by their flatteries, they would have to suffer the p…
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 14:15
17th Century
Pastor
Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the prophets The false prophets, as the following description shows: …
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 14:10–16
17th Century
Minister
The Lord calls the Jews "this people," not "his people." They had forsaken his service; therefore, he would punish them according to their sins. He…