How long shall this be...? — The Hebrew text gives a double interrogative: How long? Is it in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, prophets of the deceit of their own hearts? Do they think to cause my people...? A conjectural alteration of the text gives “How long is the fire in the heart of the prophets...?” as if anticipating the thought of Jeremiah 23:29, and reproducing that of Jeremiah 20:9.

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