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.
Related Commentaries of Jeremiah 23:26
Jeremiah 23:26
26 How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;