- the seer:
- The word roaih literally signifies one who sees; particularly preternatural sights. A seer and a prophet were the same in most cases; only with this difference, the seer was always a prophet, but the prophet was not always a seer. A seer seems to imply one who frequently met with and saw some symbolical representation of God. All prophets, true or false, profess to see God (see "He hath said,ª° which heardª° the wordsª of God,ª which¹ sawª° the visionª of the Almighty,ª fallingª° [into a trance], but having his eyesª open:ª°" {Num 24:4} + "He hath said,ª° which heardª° the wordsª of God,ª and knewª° the knowledgeª of the most High,ª [which] sawª° the visionª of the Almighty,ª fallingª° [into a trance], but having his eyesª open:ª°" {Num 24:16} + "Because¹ the groundª is chapt,ª° for¹ there was¹ no¹ rainª in the earth,ª the plowmenª were ashamed,ª° they coveredª° their heads.ª" {Jer 14:4}); and diviners, in their enthusiastic flights, boasted that they had those things exhibited to their sight which should come to pass.
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