Barnes' Notes on Lamentations 2:14

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee - The Septuagint and Vulgate give the true meaning, “stupidity” (see Jeremiah 23:13 note). To turn away thy captivity - The right sense is, “They have not disclosed to thee thy sins, that so thou mightest repent, and I might have turned away thy captivity.” Burdens - Applied contemptuously to predictions which proved “false” or “empty,” i. e. failed of accomplishment. On the deduction to be drawn from this, see Jeremiah 28:9. Causes of banishment - The result of the teaching of the false prophets would be that God would “drive out” the Jews from their land. Some render the words “false ... banishment” by “oracles of falsehood and seduction.” return to 'Top of Page'

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