and the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done to them.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Word - Rather, speaker. Literally, And he who speaks is not in them, that is, there is no one who speaks in them; what the prophets say has …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The word. —Literally, He who speaks, i.e., Jehovah, as the speaker.

Thus shall it be done unto them.

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine: and the prophets shall become wind, and the wor…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The Prophet continues with the same subject; and this passage is worthy of special notice, as it commends to us in no common way the public preachi…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the prophets shall become wind
Their prophecies shall vanish into air; they shall become of no effect; they shal…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Multitudes are ruined by believing that God will not be so strict as his word says he will; by this artifice Satan undid mankind. Sinners are not w…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Here, he discu es their sins specifically:

  • First, the sins of the subjects.
  • Second, the sins of the rulers, mention…

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