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He hath spoken, i.e. taught or persuaded you.
To turn you away from the Lord; to forsake God and his worship. He shows that the chiefest and most certain character of a true prophet, is to be taken from his doctrine rather than from his miracles.
To thrust thee out of the way: this phrase denotes the great force and power of seducers to corrupt men’s minds. Compare Deu_4:19 2Ki_17:21 Mat_24:2,14.
The evil; either
1. That evil thing, that wicked doctrine and practice. Or,
2. That wicked and scandalous man, that idolater and seducer.