Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
Ver. 20. Of any private interpretation] That is, of human interpretation: private is not here opposed to public, but to divine, or to the Holy Ghost. The old prophet may bring a man into the lion's mouth, by telling him of an angel that spake to him. How many have we in these days that dream their Midianitish dreams, and then tell it for gospel to their neighhours!