“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.”
The prophet or priest using the word "burden" represents the continuing pretense of speaking God's word. The command that anyone saying "burden of the LORD" will be punished announces judgment on the false terminology itself. The move to punishment of speakers suggests that false claims to prophecy will be directly judged. The verse shows increasing severity toward false prophecy.
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