Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
I the Lord have deceived that prophet—not directly, but through Satan and his ministers; not merely permissively, but by overruling their evil to serve the purposes of His righteous judgment, to be a touchstone to separate the precious from the vile, and to "prove" His people (Deuteronomy 13:3; I Kings 22:23; Jeremiah 4:10; II Thessalonians 2:11-12). Evil comes not from God, though God overrules it to serve His will (Job 12:16; James 1:3). This declaration of God is intended to answer their objection, "Jeremiah and Ezekiel are but two opposed to the many prophets who announce 'peace to us." "Nay, deceive not yourselves, those prophets of yours are deluding you, and I permit them to do so as a righteous judgment on your wilful blindness."
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ezekiel 14:9:
Job 12:16
Jeremiah 4:10
Ezekiel 14:5
2 Thessalonians 2:11
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