Jeremiah 23:14

“I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing, etc.] Or “but”, or “so have I seen”, etc. as before observed; even in the prophets of Jerusalem, where the temple was, and where the pure worship of God was professed to be observed, and that now, at the present time; as he had formerly seen and observed what was foolish, ridiculous, and impious, in the prophets of the ten tribes, and had punished them for it; so now at this instant he sees that in the prophets of Judea which was enough to make a man’s hair stand an end, as the wordf479 signifies; or, as it may be derived from another root, what was “filthy”f480 and obscene; as follows: they commit adultery; or, “in committing…”

“"Jerusalem" and Judah were even worse than "Samaria" and the ten tribes; the greater were the privileges of the former, the greater was their guilt. They had the temple in their midst, which the ten tribes had not; yet in the temple itself they practised idolatry. strengthen . . . hands of evildoers-- (Eze 13:22). as Sodom-- (Deu 32:32; Isa 1:10).”

“Rather, “But in the prophets of Jerusalem” etc. Their conduct is more strongly condemned than that of the Baal-priests. They strengthen ... - First by neglecting to warn and rebuke sinners: secondly by the direct influence of their bad example. They are all of them - They have become, “all of them,” i. e., the people of Jerusalem, and not the prophets only. return to 'Top of Page'”

“in the: Jer 5:30, Jer 5:31, Jer 14:14, Jer 23:32; Eze 13:2-4, Eze 13:16, Eze 22:25; Isa 41:6, Isa 41:7; Mic 3:11; Zep 3:4; Pe2 2:1, Pe2 2:2 an horrible thing: or, filthiness, Jer 18:13 they commit: Jer 29:23; Pe2 2:14-19 walk: Jer 23:17, Jer 23:25, Jer 23:26, Jer 23:32, Jer 14:14; Eze 22:25; Th2 2:9-11; Ti1 4:2; Rev 19:20; Rev 21:8, Rev 22:15 strengthen: Eze 13:22, Eze 13:23 Sodom: Gen 13:13, Gen 18:20; Deu 32:32; Isa 1:9, Isa 1:10; Eze 16:46-52; Mal 1:1; Mat 11:24; Pe2 2:6; Jde 1:7; Rev 11:8 Jeremiah 23:15”