Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity ; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.
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Gill's Exposition
Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee,.... Not the prophets of the Lord; but false prophets, as the Targum; which were of the people's choosing, and were acceptable to them; prophets…
Barnes' Notes
Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee - The Septuagint and Vulgate give the true meaning, “stupidity” (see Jer 23:13 note). To turn away thy captivity - The right sense is, “They…
Adam Clarke
They have not discovered thine iniquity - They did not reprove for sin, they flattered them in their transgressions; and instead of turning away thy captivity, by turning thee from thy sins, they have…
Justly are these called Lamentations, and they are very pathetic ones, the expressions of grief in perfection, mourning and woe, and nothing else, like the contents of Ezekiel's roll, Eze 2:10.
I.…
Cambridge Bible
The thought that the false prophets are worthy of condemnation for buoying the people up with vain hopes is distinctly in Jeremiah's manner (cp. Eze 12:24; Eze 13:6 f., Eze 22:28). It is true that we…
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