The prophet and the priest go about, &c.— Jeremiah is here manifestly describing what he saw when he entered the city; namely, men sick and worn out with famine; and among these even the priests and the prophets, panting on the ground, half dead, and not able to distinguish anybody. See Psalms 38:11. And in this view the passage should be rendered, Yea, both the prophet and the priest lie panting on the ground, nor do they know any one. This is Houbigant's interpretation, which seems in every respect agreeable to the context. Others, however, understand it according to our translation, of the captivity of the priests and prophets, who were carried away by Nebuchadnezzar.
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Jeremiah 14:18
18 If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go aboutc into a land that they know not.