But the prophet which shall presume to speak in my
name
Pretending a mission and commission from God, and yet was never
sent by him, like the prophets in ( Jeremiah
23:21 ) ,
which I have not commanded him to speak;
which though true was not to be spoken in a public manner, by
assuming a public office, without a divine authority or a
commission from God, and much less what was false, and never
commanded to be spoken at all by any:
or, that shall speak in the name of other gods;
the idols of the people, as the Targum; as if any should affirm
they were sent by Jove, or inspired by Apollo, as some are said
to prophesy by Baal, as if they had received their orders and
instructions from him, and were inspired by him, ( Jeremiah 2:8
)
even that prophet shall die;
the Targum of Jonathan is, be killed by the sword, but the Jews
F17 generally interpret it of
strangling.