And [as for] the prophet, and the priest, and the people,.... Be they one or the other, or all of them; no regard will be had to their character and office, rank and dignity:that shall say, the burden of the Lord; using that phrase in a bantering and ludicrous manner:I will even punish that man and his house; not only he, but his family, shall suffer for it.
This shows how much it is resented by the Lord, and what a dangerous thing it is to lampoon the word of God, to make a jest of Scripture phrases, or to joke with them; this is foolish jesting, which is not convenient, yea, impious and abominable.