And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man's word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God.
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Gill's Exposition
And the burden of the Lord shall be mentioned no more,.... Or the word of the Lord under that name, speaking of it in a ludicrous and scoffing manner:
for every man's word shall be his burden; every…
Barnes' Notes
Every man’s word ... - Rather, every man’s burden shall be his word; i. e., his mocking use of the word “burden” shall weigh him down and crush him. Perverted - i. e., put into a ridiculous light.
The profaneness of the people, with that of the priests and prophets, is here reproved in a particular instance, which may seem of small moment in comparison of their greater crimes; but profaneness…
Cambridge Bible
every man's own word shall be his burden mg. is his burden, and ye pervert, etc. Either (a) he who has jokingly enquired after the "burden of the Lord" shall find that those lightly spoken words of…
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