Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.
Ver. 26. Mischief shall come upon mischief.] Aliud ex alio malum; I will heap mischiefs upon them. Deu 32:23 War is called "evil" or "mischief" by a specialty. Isa 45:7
And rumour shall be upon rumour,] sc., Of Nebuchadnezzar's advance, acts, and achievements.
Then shall they seek a vision of the prophet.] As a drowning man catcheth at the sprig of a tree, which before he slighted.
But the law shall perish from the priest.] Not only prophecy, which is an extraordinary gift, shall fail them, but also the ordinary preaching of God's Word, and all good advice and provision of human wisdom. And yet this foolish people were wont to soothe up themselves and say, The law shall not perish from the priest, nor wisdom from the ancient. Jer 18:18