The true prophets, to let the people know how little pleasing it was to them to be the messengers of God's threatenings, to denounce his judgments, usually thus began their prophecies of that nature, calling them the burden of the Lord, as may be seen, Isaiah 13:1, Isaiah 15:1 22:1 Habakkuk 1:1 Malachi 9:1 Zechariah 1:1. The profane people, and false prophets, and corrupt priests, not loving to hear their doom, would ordinarily mock at the true prophets; and in derision ask them what was the burden of the Lord ? what in news they had for them next? God bids the prophet tell them that God would forsake them, either as to the Spirit of prophecy, they should have no more prophets, or (which is more probable) as to his special providence, by which he had watched over, protected, and hitherto defended them; a burden heavy enough, Hosea 9:12.
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Jeremiah 23:33
33 And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of the LORD? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the LORD.