Lamentations 2:14

14. Thy prophets This is in continuation of the preceding verse. The false prophets had indeed cried “Peace, peace,” but there was no peace.

False burdens The term burden is often technical in the sense of prophecies of a minatory character, but this is not the easiest sense in this place. True, as Keil suggests, it may mean threatening of evil against the enemies of Israel, but this would be no burden to the Jews. It is better to regard this word here as used in a more general sense, “oracles of deceit.”

Causes of banishment Literally, expulsions. The original is a single word.