And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God.
Don't claim to speak 'God's message' anymore, because each person's own words will become their burden. You have twisted and corrupted the words of the living God, the LORD of hosts who is our God.
God is warning people to stop falsely claiming to speak for Him, because their deceptive words will come back to burden them.
📚 Historical Context
Jeremiah was confronting false prophets and religious leaders in Judah who were claiming to have messages from God when they didn't. These leaders were using the phrase 'the burden of the LORD' to give authority to their own opinions and false predictions. God was about to judge the nation through Babylonian conquest, partly because these false teachers had led people astray.
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