John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 14:10
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... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 14:9
And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing ,.... That is pleasing to men, and is not true, in hope of reward and applause, but it never comes to pass, and his expectations are not answered: I the Lord have deceived that prophet ; by sending a lying spirit to him, as to Ahab's prophets, 1 Kings 22:22 ; by giving him up to strong delusions, to believe a lie, and publish it, 2 Thessalonians 2:11 ; and to his own heart's lusts; being willing, for the sake of gain, to... read more