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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Jeremiah 23 This chapter contains threatenings to the Jewish governors, and to their priests and prophets, on account of their manifold sins; intermixed with gracious promises to the Lord's people, and particularly with a famous promise of the Messiah. The pastors or governors of Israel are charged with scattering and driving away the Lord's flock, for which they are threatened,...
John Gill
Behold, I [am] against the prophets, saith the Lord,.... Not another sort of prophets distinct from the former, or those that follow; but the same under another character, and against whom he was, and set his face on another occasion; that use their tongues; at their pleasure, their lips being their own. So the Targum, "who prophesy according to the will of their own hearts;'' talk in a haughty...
Matthew Henry
In this chapter the prophet, in God's name, is dealing his reproofs and threatenings, I. Among the careless princes, or pastors of the people (ver. 1, 2), yet promising to take care of the flock, which they had been wanting in their duty to, ver. 3-8. II. Among the wicked prophets and priests, whose bad character is here given at large in divers instances, especially their imposing upon the...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that use their tongues, and say, He saith. They have not any hearts; they only use their tongues. They say, “He saith,” as if God had said to them something which he has never said.