For even thy brethren, and the house of thy
father
The men of Anathoth; even they have dealt treacherously
with thee;
by laying schemes, and consulting methods, to take away his life
privately; his enemies were those of his own house; which is
oftentimes the case of good men, and especially of such that are
in public office: yea, they have called a multitude after
thee;
a multitude of men, which they gathered together, and instigated
to call after him in a clamorous and reproachful way: or,
they called after thee with a full voice,
as the Vulgate Latin F26 version renders it; and which De
Dieu approves of; they not only gathered a mob about him, and
drew men after him, but they hooted him as he went along, and
called aloud after him, giving him the most reproachful names
they could think of: believe them not, though they speak
fair words to thee;
this must be understood of some of them, who did not appear so
openly against him, as to call after him, or gather a mob about
him; but of such who pretended to be his friends, and to have
respect for him, and yet had evil designs against him, and
therefore were not to be trusted; their words were not to be
believed; their company to be shunned; nor was he safe in their
houses; nor was it safe for him to be with them, to eat with
them, or converse with them.