With feigned words; deceitful speeches, which have a show of truth to hide their errors. Make merchandise of you; as of slaves or beasts: it seems to be a metaphor taken from merchants that speak great things of bad wares, the better to vend them; the sense is, with specious words, and pious pretences, they shall deceive you to make a gain of you. Whose judgment; or, condemnation. Now of a long time; being of old determined by God, and foretold in the Scripture, and so nearer than they themselves imagine. Lingereth not; i.e. goes on apace, and hastens on them. And their damnation; or, destruction. Slumbereth not: i.e. watcheth, as ready to overtake them in its time: it may be a metaphor taken from a traveller, as Proverbs 6:11; or the apostle alludes to Deuteronomy 32:35, where the like expression is found: see 2 Peter 2:1.
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2 Peter 2:3
3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.