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10 They will bear their punishment;[a] the punishment of the one who sought an oracle will be the same as the punishment of the prophet who gave it[b] 11 so that the house of Israel will no longer go astray from me, nor continue to defile themselves by all their sins. They will be my people, and I will be their God,[c] declares the Sovereign Lord.’”

12 The Lord’s message came to me:

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 14:10 tn Or “They will bear responsibility for their iniquity.” The Hebrew term “iniquity” (three times in this verse) often refers by metonymy to the consequence of sin (see Gen 4:13).
  2. Ezekiel 14:10 tn Or “As is the guilt of the inquirer, so is the guilt of the prophet.”
  3. Ezekiel 14:11 sn I will be their God. See Exod 6:7; Lev 26:12; Jer 7:23; 11:4.

10 They will bear their guilt—the prophet will be as guilty as the one who consults him. 11 Then the people of Israel will no longer stray(A) from me, nor will they defile themselves anymore with all their sins. They will be my people,(B) and I will be their God, declares the Sovereign Lord.(C)’”

Jerusalem’s Judgment Inescapable

12 The word of the Lord came to me:

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