And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the LORD, I will even punish that man and his house.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Burden of the Lord. This expression is here rejected and disallowed, at least for those times: because it was then used in mockery and contempt by the false prophets, and unbelieving people, who ridiculed the repeated threats of Jeremias under the name of his burdens. (Challoner)
