Jeremiah 28:16 - Exposition

I will east thee ; rather, I song thee away . Possibly, as Hitzig suggests, there is an allusion to the preceding verse, in which the same verb occurs. Thou hast taught rebellion ; literally, thou hast spoken turning aside . To "speak turning aside (or, 'rebellion')" is a phrase of Deuteronomy ( Deuteronomy 13:6 ), where it is used, as here, of opposition, not to Jehovah, but to revealed truth.