Ezekiel 14 · Verse 9

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 14:9, King James Version

Ezekiel 14:9 in other translations

BSB	But if the prophet is enticed to speak a message, then it was I the LORD who enticed him, and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My people Israel.
WEB	“‘“If the prophet is deceived and speaks a word, I, the LORD, have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand on him, and will destroy him from among my people Israel.
ASV	And if the prophet be deceived and speak a word, I, Jehovah, have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
YLT	‘And the prophet, when he is enticed, and hath spoken a word--I, Jehovah, I have enticed that prophet, and have stretched out My hand against him, and have destroyed him from the midst of My people Israel.
DARBY	And if the prophet be enticed and shall speak a word, I Jehovah have enticed that prophet; and I will stretch out my hand against him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
BBE	And if the prophet, tricked by deceit, says anything, it is I the Lord by whom he has been tricked, and I will put out my hand against him, and he will be cut off from among my people Israel.
Webster	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.

What does Ezekiel 14:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

9. I the Lord have deceived that prophet--not directly, but through Satan and his ministers; not merely permissively, but by overruling their evil to serve the purposes of His righteous judgment, to be a touchstone to separate the precious from the vile, and to "prove" His people (De 13:3; 1Ki 22:23; Jr 4:10; 2Th 2:11, 12). Evil comes not from God, though God overrules it to serve His will (Job 12:16; Jas 1:3). This declaration of God is intended to answer their objection, "Jeremiah and Ezekiel are but two opposed to the many prophets who announce 'peace' to us." "Nay, deceive not yourselves, those prophets of yours are deluding you, and I permit them to do so as a righteous judgment on your wilful blindness."

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 9 I the Lord have deceived that prophet - That is, he ran before he was sent; he willingly became the servant of Satan's illusions; and I suffered this to take place, because he and his followers refused to consult and serve me. I have often had occasion to remark that it is common in the Hebrew language to state a thing as done by the Lord which he only suffers or permits to be done; for so absolute and universal is the government of God, that the smallest occurrence cannot take place without his will or permission.

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 14:9 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.

וְהַנָּבִ֤יאve.ha.na.Vi'and the prophetH5030

כִֽי\־khi-ifH3588

יְפֻתֶּה֙ye.fu.Tehhe will be deceivedH6601

וְדִבֶּ֣רve.di.Berand he will speakH1696

דָּבָ֔רda.Vara wordH1697

אֲנִ֤י'a.NiIH589

יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068

פִּתֵּ֔יתִיpi.Tei.tiI have deceivedH6601

אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853

הַנָּבִ֣יאha.na.Vi'the prophetH5030

הַה֑וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931

וְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiand I will stretch outH5186

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853

יָדִי֙ya.Dihand myH3027

עָלָ֔יו'a.Lavon himH5921

וְהִ֨שְׁמַדְתִּ֔יוve.Hish.mad.Tivand I will destroy himH8045

מִתּ֖וֹךְmi.Tokhfrom amongH8432

עַמִּ֥י'a.Mipeople myH5971

יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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Cross references for Ezekiel 14:9

Ezekiel 20:25
Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;
Jeremiah 4:10
Then said I, Ah, Lord God! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.
Isaiah 9:21
Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
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.
Isaiah 63:16
Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O Lord, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.
1 Kings 22:20-23
And the Lord said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth–gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner. And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will persuade him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so. Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil concerning thee.
Isaiah 9:17
Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Ezekiel 16:27
Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary food, and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way.
Isaiah 9:12
The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Psalms 81:11-12
But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me. So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
Job 12:16
With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

if the.
20:25; 2Sa 12:11,12; 1Ki 22:20-23; Job 12:16; Ps 81:11,12
Isa 63:16; 66:4; Jer 4:10; 2Th 2:9-12
I the.That is, I have suffered him to be deceived; I have given him up to "strong delusions to believe a lie," as a just judgment upon him for going after idols, and setting up false pretensions to inspiration. God, according to the genius of the Hebrew language, is often said to do a thing, which he only suffers, or permits.
and I will.
16:27; Isa 5:25; 9:12,17,21; 10:4

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Context

Ezekiel 14:8
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.
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;

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Ezekiel 14:9 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y el profeta, cuando fuere engañado y hablare palabra, yo Jehová engañé al tal profeta; y extenderé mi mano sobre él, y raeréle de en medio de mi pueblo de Israel.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et si le prophète est séduit, et qu’il profère une parole, moi l’ Éternel, j’ai séduit ce prophète; et j’étendrai ma main sur lui, et je le détruirai du milieu de mon peuple Israël.
German Elberfelder 1871	Wenn aber der Prophet sich bereden läßt und ein Wort redet, so habe ich, Jehova, diesen Propheten beredet; und ich werde meine Hand wider ihn ausstrecken und ihn aus der Mitte meines Volkes Israel vertilgen.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et propheta cum erraverit, et locutus fuerit verbum, ego Dominus decepi prophetam illum, et extendam manum meam super illum, et delebo eum de medio populi mei Israël.