Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who prophesy a lie unto you in my name: Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;
These captives rejected Jeremiah's counsel and clung to false prophets in Babylon who flattered them with lies. They even fathered this deception on God Himself, calling those deceivers His prophets. But mark it: anyone who hardens sinners and deceives them with false hopes of mercy is no prophet of God's raising up.
AI summary
Commenting on Jeremiah 29:15-23
They suffered this fire because they committed two sins: adultery with neighbors' wives, and false prophecy in God's name. The phrase "done folly in Israel" always denotes gross uncleanness; here it covers both the carnal sin and the presumption of speaking what God never commanded.
AI summary
Commenting on Jeremiah 29:21-23
Zedekiah--brother of Zephaniah (Jer 29:25), both being sons of Maaseiah; probably of the same family as the false prophet under Ahab in Israel (Kg1 22:11, Kg1 22:24).