Ezekiel 14 · Verse 10

Ezekiel 14:10

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;
Ezekiel 14:10, King James Version

Ezekiel 14:10 in other translations

BSBThey will bear their punishment—the punishment of the inquirer will be the same as that of the prophet—
WEBThey will bear their iniquity. The iniquity of the prophet will be even as the iniquity of him who seeks him,
ASVAnd they shall bear their iniquity: the iniquity of the prophet shall be even as the iniquity of him that seeketh unto him;
YLTAnd they have borne their iniquity: as the iniquity of the inquirer, so is the iniquity of the prophet;
DARBYAnd they shall bear their iniquity: the iniquity of the prophet shall be even as the iniquity of the inquirer;
BBEAnd the punishment of their sin will be on them: the sin of the prophet will be the same as the sin of him who goes to him for directions;
WebsterAnd 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;

What does Ezekiel 14:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. 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 [Fairbairn]. The people had themselves alone to blame, for they were long ago forewarned how to discern and to treat a false prophet (De 13:3); the very existence of such deceivers among them was a sign of God's judicial displeasure (compare in Saul's case, 1Sa 16:14; 28:6, 7). They and the prophet, being dupes of a common delusion, should be involved in a common ruin.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 The punishment of the prophet - They are both equally guilty; both have left the Lord, and both shall be equally punished.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 14:1-11

Threatenings against hypocrites. (Ezek 14:1-11) God's purpose to punish the guilty Jews, but a few should be saved. (Ezek 14:12-23) Verses 1-11 No outward form or reformation can be acceptable to God, so long as any idol possesses the heart; yet how many prefer their own devices and their own righteousness, to the way of salvation! Men's corruptions are idols in their hearts, and are of their own setting up; God…

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Ezekiel 14:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'Uand they will bearH5375
עֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.Naminiquity theirH5771
כַּֽעֲוֹן֙ka.'a.Vonas [the] iniquity ofH5771
הַדֹּרֵ֔שׁha.do.Reshthe enquirerH1875
כַּעֲוֹ֥ןka.'a.Vonas [the] iniquity ofH5771
הַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'the prophetH5030
יִֽהְיֶֽה\׃Yih.Yehit will beH1961

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 14:10

  • Ezekiel 23:49

    And 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.

  • Jeremiah 8:11-12

    For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the Lord.

  • Micah 7:9

    I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.

  • Jeremiah 14:15

    Therefore 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.

  • Deuteronomy 17:2-7

    If there 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, And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded; And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel: Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die. …

  • Deuteronomy 13:1-10

    If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. …

  • Jeremiah 6:14-15

    They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 14:4

    Therefore speak unto them, and say unto 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;

  • Revelation 19:19-21

    And 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. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

  • Galatians 6:5

    For every man shall bear his own burden.

  • Ezekiel 14:7-8

    For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the Lord will answer him by myself: And 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.

  • Genesis 4:13

    And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they shall.
17:18-20; 23:49; Ge 4:13; Nu 5:31; Mic 7:9; Ga 6:5
the punishment.
4,7,8; De 13:1-10; 17:2-7; Jer 6:14,15; 8:11,12; 14:15; Re 19:19-21

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Context

  • Ezekiel 14:9

    And 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.

  • Ezekiel 14:10

    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;

  • Ezekiel 14:11

    That the house of Israel may go no more 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.

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Ezekiel 14:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y llevarán su maldad: como la maldad del que pregunta, así será la maldad del profeta;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils porteront leur iniquité: la peine de l’iniquité du prophète sera comme la peine de l’iniquité de celui qui consulte,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und so sollen sie ihre Schuld tragen; wie die Schuld des Fragenden, also wird die Schuld des Propheten sein:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et portabunt iniquitatem suam: juxta iniquitatem interrogantis, sic iniquitas prophetæ erit: