The Meaning of Ezekiel 14:10 Explained

Ezekiel 14:10

KJV: 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;

YLT: And they have borne their iniquity: as the iniquity of the inquirer, so is the iniquity of the prophet;

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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]; 

What does Ezekiel 14:10 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 14

1  God answers idolaters according to their own heart
6  They are exhorted to repent, for fear of judgments, by means of seduced prophets
12  God's irrevocable sentence of famine
15  of wild beasts
17  of the sword
19  and of pestilence
22  A remnant shall be reserved for example of others

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 14:10 mean?

And they shall bear their iniquity the same as the punishment of the one who inquired the punishment of the prophet shall be
וְנָשְׂא֖וּ עֲוֺנָ֑ם כַּֽעֲוֺן֙ הַדֹּרֵ֔שׁ כַּעֲוֺ֥ן הַנָּבִ֖יא יִֽהְיֶֽה

וְנָשְׂא֖וּ  And  they  shall  bear 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: נָשָׂא  
Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
עֲוֺנָ֑ם  their  iniquity 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: עָוֹן  
Sense: perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt or punishment of iniquity.
כַּֽעֲוֺן֙  the  same  as  the  punishment 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, common singular construct
Root: עָוֹן  
Sense: perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt or punishment of iniquity.
הַדֹּרֵ֔שׁ  of  the  one  who  inquired 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: דַּרְיׄושׁ 
Sense: to resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire, require.
כַּעֲוֺ֥ן  the  punishment 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, common singular construct
Root: עָוֹן  
Sense: perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt or punishment of iniquity.
הַנָּבִ֖יא  of  the  prophet 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נָבִיא  
Sense: spokesman, speaker, prophet.
יִֽהְיֶֽה  shall  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.