Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, [yet] my mind [could] not [be] toward this people: cast [them] out of my sight, and let them go forth.
Ver. 1. Then said the Lord unto me.] In answer to my prayer he replied, Thou hast well prayed, sed stat sententia, I am set, I am inexorable.
Though Moses.] That chancellor of heaven, as one calleth him; who not only "ruled with God," but overruled. Exo 32:11-14 , Num 14:19-20
And Samuel.] A mighty man likewise in prayer. See 1 Samuel 7:9, called therefore Pethuel, as some think, Joe 1:1 that is, a God persuader. These two were famous in their generations for hearty love to, and prayers for, that rebellious people, and did much for them. But, so the case now stood, if these favourites were alive, and should intercede their utmost for them, it should avail nothing. See Ezekiel 14:14 .
Yet my mind could not be to this people.] This is spoken after the manner of men - q.d., I am implacably enraged, I am unchangeably resolved against them.
Cast them out of my sight.] Tell them that I have utterly rejected them, and I will ratify and realise thy speeches. See on Jeremiah 1:10 .
And let them go forth.] Or, Let them be gone - q.d., I am the worse to look upon them.