Ezekiel 14:10

New Century Version

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

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,

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-

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

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 Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me. ² Then the Lord spoke his word to me, saying: ³ "Human, these people want to worship idols. They put up evil things that cause people to sin. Should I allow them to ask me for help? ⁴ So speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: When any of the people of Israel want to worship idols and put up evil things that cause people to sin and then come to the prophet, I, the Lord , will answer them myself for worshiping idols. ⁵ Then I will win back my people Israel, who have left me because of all their idols.' ⁶ "So say to the people of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord God says: Change your hearts and lives, and stop worshiping idols. Stop doing all the things I hate. ⁷ Any of the Israelites or foreigners in Israel can separate themselves from me by wanting to worship idols or by putting up the things that cause people to sin. Then if they come to the prophet to ask me questions, I, the Lord , will answer them myself. ⁸ I will reject them. I will make them a sign and an example, and I will separate them from my people. Then you will know that I am the Lord . ⁹ "‘But if the prophet is tricked into giving a prophecy, it is because I, the Lord , have tricked that prophet to speak. Then I will use my power against him and destroy him from among my people Israel. ¹⁰ The prophet will be as guilty as the one who asks him for help; both will be responsible for their guilt.

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 to each other, "Let's make bricks and bake them to make them hard." So they used bricks instead of stones, and tar instead of mortar.

Genesis 19:17
After they brought them out of the city, one of the men said, "Run for your lives! Don't look back or stop anywhere in the valley. Run to the mountains, or you will be destroyed."

Genesis 19:30
Lot was afraid to continue living in Zoar, so he and his two daughters went to live in the mountains in a cave.

Joshua 8:24
During the fighting the army of Israel chased the men of Ai into the fields and desert and killed all of them. Then they went back to Ai and killed everyone there.

Psalms 83:10
They died at Endor, and their bodies rotted on the ground.

Isaiah 24:18
Anyone who tries to escape from the sound of terror will fall into a hole. Anyone who climbs out of the hole will be caught in a trap. The clouds in the sky will pour out rain, and the foundations of the earth will shake.

Jeremiah 48:44
"People will run from fear, but they will fall into the pits. Anyone who climbs out of the pits will be caught in the traps. I will bring the year of punishment to Moab," says the Lord .

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.