Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 23:18

18 For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it ?

Who besides us hath known the counsel of the Lord? arrogating to themselves a fellowship, and acquaintance with the Mind and Will of God. Or (which I should rather judge the ense) which of those Prophets, that Prophesie such terrible things against this City is a Privy Counsellor to God? The words seem rather to be the words of the false Prophets, either arrogating to themselves a peculiar acquaintance with God and Fellowship with him, from whence they knew his Mind, or mocking at Ieremy, and other true Prophets, as arrogating to themselves such a knowledge of the Mind and Counsels of God as indeed they had not, then (as some think) the words of Ieremiah denying them to have stood in Gods Counsels, or to have known his Mind and Will. This is all Ages hath been the practice of corrupt Prophets and Ministers to charge those Servants of God, who have faithfully published the Will of God against Sinners, as making too bold with Gods secret Counsels, though they publish nothing but Gods revealed Will.

Marginal references: Job 15.8.; Or, secret.