John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 8. Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy , etc.] Or “yesterday” f110 ; meaning a very little while before this prophecy, the people of Israel, those of the ten tribes, who were the people of God by profession, rose up as an enemy, not only to God and true religion, worshipping idols; but rather to their brethren, those of the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin; as they did in the times of Pekah king of Israel, who slew a hundred and twenty thousand of them in one day, ( 2 Chronicles 28:6); and which is here mentioned as a reason why the Spirit of the Lord in his prophets threatened them with evil, and did not promise them good things: ye pull off the robe with the garment ; the upper and nether garment, and so stripped them naked: or, “they stripped the robe from off the garment”, as some f111 ; they took the upper garment or cloak from them, and left them only the under garment: for them that pass by securely, as men averse from war : who were travelling from place to place about their proper business, and thought themselves very safe; were peaceable men themselves, and suspected no harm from others: or, “returning from war” f112 ; such who escaped in the battle, and fled for their lives; and when they imagined they, were safe, and out of danger, fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped them of their garments. Gussetius interprets it of such who were returning to the battle, and yet so used.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 6-11 - Since they say, "Prophesy not," God will take them at their word, an their sin shall be their punishment. Let the physician no longer atten the patient that will not be healed. Those are enemies, not only to God, but to their country, who silence good ministers, and stop the means of grace. What bonds will hold those who have no reverence for God's word? Sinners cannot expect to rest in a land they have polluted You shall not only be obliged to depart out of this land, but it shal destroy you. Apply this to our state in this present world. There is corruption in the world through lust, and we should keep at a distanc from it. It is not our rest: it was designed for our passage, but no for our portion; our inn, but not our home; here we have no continuin city; let us therefore arise and depart, let us seek a continuing cit above. Since they will be deceived, let them be deceived. Teachers wh recommend self-indulgence by their doctrine and example, best suit suc sinners.
Original Hebrew ואתמול865 עמי5971 לאויב341 יקומם6965 ממול4136 שׂלמה8008 אדר145 תפשׁטון6584 מעברים5674 בטח983 שׁובי7725 מלחמה׃4421
