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Mocking God's Word
Commentators explain that the question "What is the burden of the Lord?" was not a sincere inquiry but a sarcastic taunt. The people, priests, and false prophets used this term for prophecy to show their contempt for Jeremiah's warnings. This serves as a powerful reminder that treating God's word with disdain and mockery is a sign of profound spiritual rebellion.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 23:33
18th Century
Theologian
Burden – Here it means a prophecy, either:
- As being something weighty; or
- As something proclaimed aloud.
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 23:33
19th Century
Bishop
The burden of the Lord. —The English expresses the literal meaning of the word, “something lifted up, or borne.” It passe…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 23:33
16th Century
Theologian
It appears sufficiently clear from this passage that the stubborn resistance of the Jews was so great that they sought from every direction some ex…
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 23:33
17th Century
Pastor
And when this people, or a prophet, or a priest, shall ask
you
Any of the people, w…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 23:33–40
17th Century
Minister
Those are indeed miserable who are forsaken and forgotten by God; and people's jesting at God's judgments will not thwart them. God had taken Israe…