Tree of Life Version
Ezekiel 14:10
10They will bear their punishment—the punishment of the prophet will be the same as the punishment of the inquirer—
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
8I will set My face against that man. I will make him a sign and a proverb and cut him off from among My people. Then you will know that I am Adonai. 9“When the prophet is deceived and speaks a word, I, Adonai, have deceived that prophet. I will stretch out My hand against him. I will destroy him from among My people Israel. They will bear their punishment—the punishment of the prophet will be the same as the punishment of the inquirer— 11so that the house of Israel will not wander again from Me or defile themselves again with all their transgressions. They will be My people and I will be their God.” It is a declaration of Adonai. 12The word of Adonai came to me saying,
Read all of Ezekiel 14Ezekiel 14:10 word by word
וְנָשְׂא֖וּ עֲוֹנָ֑ם כַּֽעֲוֹן֙ הַדֹּרֵ֔שׁ כַּעֲוֹ֥ן הַנָּבִ֖יא יִֽהְיֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 14:10
- Ezekiel 17:18“Since he has despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and behold, he had given his hand yet did all these things, he will not escape.
- Ezekiel 23:49They will repay you both for wickedness and you will bear the sins of your idols. So you will know that I am Adonai.”
- Genesis 4:13Cain said to Adonai, “My iniquity is too great to bear!
- Numbers 5:31The husband will be free of guilt, but that woman will bear her guilt.”
- Micah 7:9I will bear the indignation of Adonai, because I have sinned against Him, until He pleads my cause, and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light, and I will behold His righteousness.
- Galatians 6:5For each one will carry his own load.
- Ezekiel 14:4Therefore speak to them, and say to them, thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘Every man from the house of Israel who sets up idols in his heart and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity right before his face, and then comes to the prophet—I, Adonai, will answer him as he comes with the multitude of his idols,
- Deuteronomy 13:1“Whatever I command you, you must take care to do—you are not to add to it or take away from it.
- Deuteronomy 17:2Suppose there is found in your midst—within one of your gates that Adonai your God is giving you—a man or woman who does what is evil in the eyes of Adonai your God by transgressing His covenant.
- Jeremiah 6:14They healed the wound of My people superficially, saying ‘Shalom, shalom!’ when there is no shalom.”
- Jeremiah 8:11They heal the fracture of the daughter of My people by treating it superficially— saying, ‘Shalom, shalom,’ when there is no shalom.
- Jeremiah 14:15Therefore thus says Adonai: “About the prophets who prophesy in My Name, though I did not send them, yet keep saying, ‘Sword and famine will never be in this land’—by sword and famine will those prophets be consumed.
- Revelation 19:19Also I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the One who 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
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