And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
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Gill's Exposition
But the prophet which shall presume to speak in my name,.... Pretending a mission and commission from God, and yet was never sent by him, like the prophets in Jer 23:21,
which I have not commanded…
The ancient fathers of the Church and the generality of modern commentators have regarded our Lord as the prophet promised in these verses. It is evident from the New Testament alone that the…
Here is, I. The promise of the great prophet, with a command to receive him, and hearken to him. Now,
1. Some think it is the promise of a succession of prophets, that should for many ages be kept up…
Cambridge Bible
whosoever will not hearken … I will require it of him Cp. the confidence of Jer 26:12-15; Jer 29:8 f., Jer 29:18 ff. (the punishment exacted for not hearkening to God's word), Jer 35:13 ff. LXX B…
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