9The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the LORD hath truly sent him.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.
They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.
Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter: …
For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-9)This struggle between a true prophet and a false one is said here to have happened in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah , and yet in the fourth year , for the first four years of his reign might well be called the beginning , or former part, of it, because during those years he reigned under the dominion of the king of Babylon and as a tributary to him; whereas the rest of his reign, which mi…
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