Ezekiel 14:10

They shall bear their iniquity: the iniquity of the prophet shall be even as the iniquity of him who seeks him;

New Heart English Bible

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

9"'"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 the midst of my people Israel.

11that the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither defile themselves any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God," says the Lord God.'"

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Cross References

Genesis 4:13Cain said to the Lord, "My punishment is greater than I can bear.

Deuteronomy 13:1If there arise in the midst of you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he give you a sign or a wonder,

Jeremiah 6:14They have healed also the hurt of my people superficially,saying, 'Peace, peace!' when there is no peace.

Jeremiah 14:15Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name, and I did not send them, yet they say, 'Sword and famine shall not be in this land:' 'By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.'

Ezekiel 14:7For everyone of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who live in Israel, who separates himself from me, and takes his idols into his heart, and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and comes to the prophet to inquire for himself of me; I the Lord will answer him by myself:

Ezekiel 23:49They shall recompense your lewdness on you, and you shall bear the sins of your idols; and you shall know that I am the Lord God.'"

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 14:2-12

The Elders of Israel Rebuked; The Prophet's Address to the Elders. ( b. c. 593.) 1 Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me. 2 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 3 Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumbling-block of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them? 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,… Read the whole commentary →

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