The Misuse of 'The Burden of the LORD'

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"When [someone from] this people, a prophet or a cohen asks you, 'What is the burden of ADONAI?' you are to answer them, 'What burden? I am throwing you off,' says ADONAI.

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As for a prophet, cohen or [someone else from] this people who speaks about 'the burden of ADONAI,' I will punish him and his household."

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So, when you speak with your neighbor or brother, ask, "What answer has ADONAI given?" or "What has ADONAI said?"

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Don't use the expression, "burden of ADONAI" any more; for every person's own word will be his burden. Must you twist the words of the living God, of ADONAI-Tzva'ot, our God

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So, when speaking to a prophet, ask, "What answer has ADONAI given you?" or "What did ADONAI say?"

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But if you talk about "the burden of ADONAI," then here is what ADONAI says: "Because you use this expression, 'the burden of ADONAI,' after I have already sent you the order not to say, 'the burden of ADONAI,

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I will lift you up, burden that you are, and throw you off, away from my presence - you and the city I gave you and your ancestors.

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Then I will subject you to everlasting disgrace - eternal, unforgettable shame."

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