- and he prophesied:
- Wyyithnabbai, rather, "and he pretended to prophesy; for the verb is in Hithpael, the signification of which conjugation is not only reflex action, but also affectation of the action: "The LORDª hath madeª° thee priestª in the stead of¹ Jehoiadaª the priest,ª that ye should be¹ officersª in the houseª of the LORD,ª for every¹ manª [that is] mad,ª° and maketh himself a prophet,ª° that thou shouldest putª° him in¹ prison,ª and in¹ the stocks.ª ... Now¹ therefore why¹ hast thou not¹ reprovedª° Jeremiahª of Anathoth,ª which maketh himself a prophetª° to you?" {Jer 29:26-27}. The meaning seems to be, that Saul, influenced by the evil spirit, feigned to be prophesying, the better to conceal his murderous intentions, and to render David unsuspicious. "And he¹ stripped offª° his clothesª also,ª and prophesiedª° beforeª Samuelª in like manner,¹ and lay downª° nakedª all¹ that¹ dayª and all¹ that night.ª Wherefore¹¹ they say,ª° [Is] Saulª also¹ among the prophets?ª" {1Sm 19:24} + "And it came to pass,¹ when middayª was past,ª° and they prophesiedª° until¹ the [time] of the offeringª° of the [evening] sacrifice,ª that [there was] neither¹ voice,ª nor¹ any to answer,ª° nor¹ any that regarded.ª" {1Kg 18:29} + "And all¹ the prophetsª prophesiedª° so,¹ saying,ª° Go upª° to Ramothgilead,ª² and prosper:ª° for the LORDª shall deliverª° [it] into the king'sª hand.ª" {1Kg 22:12} + "And the LORDª said,ª° Who¹ shall persuadeª°¹ Ahab,ª that he may go upª° and fallª° at Ramothgilead?ª² And one¹ saidª° on this manner,ª and another¹ saidª° on that manner.ª ... Now¹ therefore, behold,¹ the LORDª hath putª° a lyingª spiritª in the mouthª of all¹ these¹ thy prophets,ª and the LORDª hath spokenª° evilª concerning¹ thee." {1Kg 22:20-23} + "Thus¹ speakethª° the LORDª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel,ª saying,ª° I have brokenª°¹ the yokeª of the kingª of Babylon.ª ... And I¹ will bring againª° to¹ this¹ placeª Jeconiahª the sonª of Jehoiakimª kingª of Judah,ª with all¹ the captivesª of Judah,ª that wentª° into Babylon,ª saithª° the LORD:ª for¹ I will breakª°¹ the yokeª of the kingª of Babylon.ª" {Jer 28:2-4} + "And Hananiahª spakeª° in the presenceª of all¹ the people,ª saying,ª° Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Even so¹ will I breakª°¹ the yokeª of Nebuchadnezzarª kingª of Babylonª from¹¹ the neckª of all¹ nationsª within the space of¹ two full² years.ª¹ And the prophetª Jeremiahª went²°¹ his way.ª" {Jer 28:11} + "And it shall come to pass¹ in that¹ day,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª [that] I will cut offª°¹ the namesª of the idolsª out of¹ the land,ª and they shall no¹ more¹ be remembered:ª° and also¹ I will cause¹ the prophetsª and the uncleanª spiritª to passª° out of¹ the land.ª ... But he shall say,ª° I¹ [am] no¹ prophet,ª I¹ [am] an husbandman;ªªª° for¹ manª taught me to keep cattleª° from my youth.ª¹" {Zch 13:2-5} + "Andª it came to pass,ª° as weª wentª° toª prayer,ª a certainª damselª possessedª° with a spiritª of divinationª metª° us,ª whichª broughtª° her²¹ mastersª muchª gainª by soothsaying:ª°" {Act 16:16} + "Andª for this² causeª¹ Godª shall sendª° themª strong² delusion,ª¹ that² theyª should believeª° a lie:ª" {2Th 2:11}
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