Ezekiel 14:10

Contemporary English Version

and anyone who goes to that prophet for a message will be punished in the same way.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They will bear their punishment—the punishment of the one who inquires will be the same as that of the prophet—

Hebrew Names Version
They shall bear their iniquity: the iniquity of the prophet shall be even as the iniquity of him who seeks [to him];

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;

English Standard Version
And they shall bear their punishment—the punishment of the prophet and the punishment of the inquirer shall be alike—

New American Standard Bible
"And they will bear the punishment for their wrongdoing; as the wrongdoing of the inquirer is, so the wrongdoing of the prophet will be,

New Century Version
The prophet will be as guilty as the one who asks him for help; both will be responsible for their guilt.

Amplified Bible
"They [both] will bear the punishment of their wickedness; the sin of the [counterfeit] prophet will be the same as the sin of the [hypocritical] inquirer,

World English Bible
They shall bear their iniquity: the iniquity of the prophet shall be even as the iniquity of him who seeks [to him];

Geneva Bible (1587)
And they shall beare their punishment: the punishment of the Prophet shall bee euen as the punishment of him that asketh,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"They will bear the punishment of their iniquity; as the iniquity of the inquirer is, so the iniquity of the prophet will be,

Legacy Standard Bible
They will bear the punishment of their iniquity; as the iniquity of the inquirer is, so the iniquity of the prophet will be,

Berean Standard Bible
They will bear their punishment-the punishment of the inquirer will be the same as that of the prophet-

Complete Jewish Bible
The prophets will bear the guilt for their sins — the sin of the prophet will be the same as the sin of the inquirer —

Darby Translation
And they shall bear their iniquity: the iniquity of the prophet shall be even as the iniquity of the inquirer;

Easy-to-Read Version
So both the one who came for advice and the prophet who gave an answer will get the same punishment.

George Lamsa Translation
And they shall both bear the punishment of their iniquity; the punishment of him who seeks to inquire shall be like the punishment of the prophet,

Good News Translation
Both prophets and anyone who consults them will get the same punishment.

Lexham English Bible
And they will bear their guilt, like the guilt of the inquirer so the guilt of the prophet will be,

Literal Translation
And they shall bear their iniquity. As the iniquity of the inquirer, so the iniquity of the prophet shall be.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and they both shall be punyshed for their wickednesse. Acordinge to ye synne of him that axeth, shal the synne of the prophet be:

American Standard Version
And they shall bear their iniquity: the iniquity of the prophet shall be even as the iniquity of him that seeketh unto him;

Bible in Basic English
And 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;

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they shall bear their iniquity; the iniquity of the prophet shall be even as the iniquity of him that inquireth;

King James Version (1611)
And they shall beare the punishment of their iniquitie: the punishment of the prophet shall bee euen as the punishment of him that seeketh vnto him:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they shalbe punished for their wickednesse, according to the sinne of hym that asketh, shall the sinne of the prophete be:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they shall bear their iniquity according to the trespass of him that asks; and it shall be in like manner to the prophet according to the trespass:

English Revised Version
And they shall bear their iniquity: the iniquity of the prophet shall be even as the iniquity of him that seeketh unto him;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei schulen bere her wickidnesse; bi the wickidnesse of the axere, so the wickidnesse of the profete schal be;

Update Bible Version
And they shall bear their iniquity: the iniquity of the prophet shall be even as the iniquity of him that seeks [to him];

Webster's Bible Translation
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];

New English Translation
They will bear their punishment; the punishment of the one who sought an oracle will be the same as the punishment of the prophet who gave it

New King James Version
And they shall bear their iniquity; the punishment of the prophet shall be the same as the punishment of the one who inquired,

New Living Translation
False prophets and those who seek their guidance will all be punished for their sins.

New Life Bible
They will suffer the punishment of their sin. The man who asks the question and the man who speaks to him in My name will both be punished in the same way.

New Revised Standard
And they shall bear their punishment—the punishment of the inquirer and the punishment of the prophet shall be the same—

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So shall they bear their punishment, As the punishment of him that enquireth, So shall the punishment of the prophet be:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they shall bear their iniquity: according to the iniquity of him that inquireth, so shall the iniquity of the prophet be.

Revised Standard Version
And they shall bear their punishment--the punishment of the prophet and the punishment of the inquirer shall be alike--

Young's Literal Translation
And they have borne their iniquity: as the iniquity of the inquirer, so is the iniquity of the prophet;

Contextual Overview

¹ One day, some of Israel's leaders came to me and asked for a message from the Lord . ² While they were there, the Lord said: ³ Ezekiel, son of man, these men have started worshiping idols, though they know it will cause them to sin even more. So I refuse to give them a message! ⁴ Tell the people of Israel that if they sin by worshiping idols and then go to a prophet to find out what I say, I will give them the answer their sins deserve. ⁵ When they hear my message, maybe they will see that they need to turn back to me and stop worshiping those idols. ⁶ Now, Ezekiel, tell everyone in Israel: I am the Lord God. Stop worshiping your disgusting idols and come back to me. ⁷ Suppose one of you Israelites or a foreigner living in Israel rejects me and starts worshiping idols. If you then go to a prophet to find out what I say, I will answer ⁸ by turning against you. I will make you a warning to anyone who might think of doing the same thing, and you will no longer belong to my people. Then you will know that I am the Lord and that you have sinned against me. ⁹ If a prophet gives a false message, I am the one who caused that prophet to lie. But I will still reject him and cut him off from my people, ¹⁰ and anyone who goes to that prophet for a message will be punished in the same way.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they shall: Ezekiel 17:18-20, Ezekiel 23:49, Genesis 4:13, Numbers 5:31, Micah 7:9, Galatians 6:5

the punishment: Ezekiel 14:4, Ezekiel 14:7, Ezekiel 14:8, Deuteronomy 13:1-10, Deuteronomy 17:2-7, Jeremiah 6:14, Jeremiah 6:15, Jeremiah 8:11, Jeremiah 8:12, Jeremiah 14:15, Revelation 19:19-21

Reciprocal: Numbers 14:34 - shall ye bear Jeremiah 4:10 - surely Ezekiel 13:2 - prophesy against Ezekiel 13:9 - mine Ezekiel 14:5 - I may Hosea 9:7 - the multitude Malachi 2:12 - the master and the scholar Matthew 15:14 - And if 2 Timothy 3:13 - being

Cross-References

Genesis 11:3
they said: Let's build a city with a tower that reaches to the sky! We'll use hard bricks and tar instead of stone and mortar. We'll become famous, and we won't be scattered all over the world.

Genesis 19:17
When they were outside, one of the angels said, "Run for your lives! Don't even look back. And don't stop in the valley. Run to the hills, where you will be safe."

Genesis 19:30
Lot was afraid to stay on in Zoar. So he took his two daughters and moved to a cave in the hill country.

Psalms 83:10
near Endor, and let their bodies rot.

Isaiah 24:18
If you are terrified and run, you will fall into a pit; if you crawl out of the pit, you will get caught in a trap. The sky has split apart like a window thrown open. The foundations of the earth have been shaken;

Jeremiah 48:44
If you are terrified and run, you will fall into a pit; and if you crawl out of the pit, you'll get caught in a trap. The time has come for you to be punished.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity,.... Both the false prophet, and those that sought unto him, and were deceived by him; and which being laid according to the strictness of divine justice, is intolerable: sad is the case when a man is obliged to bear his own sins, and the punishment of them, and has no surety to undertake for him, and be a mediator between God and him, and make atonement for him:

the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seekest [unto him]; they being both alike culpable, each pursuing the desires of their own evil hearts; the one seeking for smooth things to be spoken to him; the other speaking them, in order to gratify him, and for the sake of gain; the one being a false prophet, and the other seeking to and inquiring of him, though he was such, slighting and rejecting the true prophets of the Lord; both being deceived, and both blind, and so should fall into the same ditch, being under the same judicial blindness and hardness of heart. The Targum is,

"according to the sin of him that comes to learn and learns not; according to the sin of the false prophet shall it be.''

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 14:10. The punishment of the prophet — They are both equally guilty; both have left the Lord, and both shall be equally punished.