Ezekiel 14:10

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they shall bear their punishment—the punishment of the prophet and the punishment of the inquirer shall be alike—
• 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,

Context of Ezekiel 14:10

8And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 9And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel. And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh to him ; 11That the house of Israel may no more go astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord GOD. 12The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,

Ezekiel 14:10 word by word

וְנָשְׂא֖וּ עֲוֹנָ֑ם כַּֽעֲוֹן֙ הַדֹּרֵ֔שׁ כַּעֲוֹ֥ן הַנָּבִ֖יא יִֽהְיֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

• bearנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: guiltH5375
• iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: punishmentH5771
• prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• seekethדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875

Cross-references for Ezekiel 14:10

• Ezekiel 17:18Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.
• Ezekiel 23:49And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you, and ye shall bear the sins of your idols: and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
• Genesis 4:13And Cain said to the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
• Numbers 5:31Then shall the man be guiltless from iniquity, and this woman shall bear her iniquity.
• Micah 7:9I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he shall plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.
• Galatians 6:5For every man shall bear his own burden.
• Ezekiel 14:4Therefore speak to them, and say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols;
• Deuteronomy 13:1If there shall arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and give thee a sign or a wonder,
• Deuteronomy 17:2If there shall be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,
• Jeremiah 6:14They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
• Jeremiah 8:11For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
• Jeremiah 14:15Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.
• Revelation 19:19And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat 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