Isaiah 30:10

Which say to the seers, See not,.... The same with the prophets in the next clause, which explains this:

and to the Prophets, prophesy not unto us right things; things agreeable to the mind and will…

Which say to the seers - The prophets (see the note at Isa 1:1). See not - They desire not that they should communicate to them the will of Yahweh. Prophesy not unto us right things - It is not…

Here, I. The preface is very awful. The prophet must not only preach this, but he must write it (Isa 30:8), write it in a table, to be hung up and exposed to public view; he must carefully note it,…

the seers (1Sa 9:9.)

the prophets The word rightly rendered "seer" in Amo 7:12 and elsewhere. See on Isa 1:1. The prophets referred to can hardly (in view of Isa 30:30) be merely the false prophets,…