Ezekiel 14:9
And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the Lord have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 14:5 reveals God's purpose — to take Israel in their own heart because of idols — explaining why He deceives the prophet.
Ezekiel 13:9 declares God's hand against false prophets who divine lies — same hand of judgment as in Ezekiel 14:9.
Ezekiel 20:25 shows God giving bad statutes as judgment, paralleling God deceiving the prophet here—both are divine acts of judgment.
1 Kings 22:20-23 shows God sending a lying spirit to deceive Ahab's prophets — the same divine deception as judgment on false prophets.
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 shows God sending strong delusion so that those rejecting truth believe a lie — exactly the same divine deception as judgment.
Jeremiah 4:10 records the prophet's complaint that God deceived the people with false peace — echoing the theme of divine deception leading to judgment.
Isaiah 66:4 says God will choose their delusions — the same divine sending of deception as judgment for disobedience.
Job 12:16 declares both the deceived and deceiver are under God's control — reinforcing the sovereignty behind this divine deception.
Isaiah 29:10 depicts God pouring out a spirit of deep sleep on prophets — another instance of God blinding prophets as judgment.
In 2 Chronicles 18:22, God puts a lying spirit in prophets' mouths — same divine deception of false prophets as judgment.
1 Kings 22:23 describes God putting a lying spirit in prophets, directly paralleling God deceiving a prophet.
John 12:40 cites God blinding eyes and hardening hearts, a direct parallel to God deceiving a prophet as judicial hardening.
2 Thessalonians 2:11 says God sends strong delusion so people believe lies, exactly paralleling God deceiving a prophet as judgment.
Psalm 81:12 shows God giving people over to their own stubborn hearts — similar to His giving false prophets over to deception as judgment.
2 Samuel 24:1 recounts God moving David to sin, similar to God’s role in deceiving a prophet for judgment.
Hosea 9:7 echoes that false prophets are fools facing punishment, paralleling God's judgment on deceived prophets here.
Zechariah 13:2 promises God will remove false prophets and unclean spirits, a future cleansing that parallels the judgment on false prophets here.