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I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
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The Folly of False Worship
Commentators explain that the "folly" of Samaria's prophets was their senseless act of prophesying in the name of Baal. This was seen as spiritually "insipid" or "unsavoury"—a foolish choice to follow a powerless idol instead of the living God, which ultimately caused the people of Israel to go astray.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And I have seen folly ... - Rather, “Also I have seen.” The prophet contrasts the prophets of Samaria with those of Jerusa…
19th Century
Anglican
I have seen folly ... —Literally, as in Job 6:6, that which is unsavoury — i.e., insipid, and so, ethic…
Baptist
They shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD. And I have seen …
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16th Century
Protestant
These two verses are to be read together, for there is no doubt that the Prophet here compares the false prophets, who had corrupted God’s worship …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria The ten tribes of Israel, among whom, in Ahab's time there were man…
The false prophets of Samaria had deceived the Israelites into idolatries; yet the Lord considered the false prophets of Jerusalem guilty of more h…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, he notes the wickedness of the prophets as the cause of the wickedness of the people:
First, in general, he speaks of their …
