Commentaries:Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Jeremiah 23:16
make you vain—They seduce you to vanity, that is, idolatry, which will prove a vain trust to you (Jeremiah 2:5; II Kings 17:15; Jonah 2:8), [GESENIUS]. Rather, "they delude you with vain promises of security" (Jeremiah 23:17; compare Psalms 62:10) [MAURER].
of their own heart—of their own invention (Jeremiah 23:21; Jeremiah 14:14).
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