English Standard Version
Ezekiel 14:10
10And they shall bear their punishment—the punishment of the prophet and the punishment of the inquirer shall be alike—
Ezekiel 14:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him;
- New International Version (NIV)They will bear their guilt—the prophet will be as guilty as the one who consults him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And they shall bear their iniquity; the punishment of the prophet shall be the same as the punishment of the one who inquired,
- New Living Translation (NLT)False prophets and those who seek their guidance will all be punished for their sins.
Context of Ezekiel 14:10
8And I will set my face against that man; I will make him a sign and a byword and cut him off from the midst of my people, and you shall know that I am the Lord. 9And if the prophet is deceived and speaks a word, I, the Lord, have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel. And they shall bear their punishment—the punishment of the prophet and the punishment of the inquirer shall be alike— 11that the house of Israel may no more go astray from me, nor defile themselves anymore with all their transgressions, but that they may be my people and I may be their God, declares the Lord God." 12And the word of the Lord came to me:
Read all of Ezekiel 14Ezekiel 14:10 word by word
וְנָשְׂא֖וּ עֲוֹנָ֑ם כַּֽעֲוֹן֙ הַדֹּרֵ֔שׁ כַּעֲוֹ֥ן הַנָּבִ֖יא יִֽהְיֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Ezekiel 14:10
- Ezekiel 17:18He despised the oath in breaking the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand and did all these things; he shall not escape.
- Ezekiel 23:49And they shall return your lewdness upon you, and you shall bear the penalty for your sinful idolatry, and you shall know that I am the Lord God."
- Genesis 4:13Cain said to the Lord, "My punishment is greater than I can bear.
- Numbers 5:31The man shall be free from iniquity, but the woman shall bear her iniquity."
- Micah 7:9I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my cause and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light; I shall look upon his vindication.
- Galatians 6:5For each will have to bear his own load.
- Ezekiel 14:4Therefore speak to them and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Any one of the house of Israel who takes his idols into his heart and sets the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and yet comes to the prophet, I the Lord will answer him as he comes with the multitude of his idols,
- Deuteronomy 13:1"If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder,
- Deuteronomy 17:2"If there is found among you, within any of your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, a man or woman who does what is evil in the sight of the Lord your God, in transgressing his covenant,
- Jeremiah 6:14They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace.
- Jeremiah 8:11They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace.
- Jeremiah 14:15Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name although I did not send them, and who say, 'Sword and famine shall not come upon this land': By sword and famine those prophets shall be consumed.
- Revelation 19:19And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 14:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The punishment of the prophet - They are both equally guilty; both have left the Lord, and both shall be equally punished.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10False prophets tried to oppose God's will by predicting things God had not said. However, they unknowingly fulfilled God's will. They and other rebels were misled and remained in their rebellion. Both false prophets and rebellious people faced punishment for their sins (see also Deuteronomy 13; 1 Kings 22:6–23).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. As they dealt deceitfully with God by seeking answers of peace without repentance, so God would let them be dealt with deceitfully by the prophets whom they consulted. God would chastise their sin with a corresponding sin; as they rejected the safe directions of the true light, He would send the pernicious delusions of a false one; prophets would be given them who should re-echo the deceitfulness that already wrought in their own bosom, to their ruin…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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