Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 14:9

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 I will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.

Viz. The Prophet who makes this his trade and gain, the false Prophet, who speaks all serene and quiet in hope of reward for his kind answer to those that desired to hear what might please them more then what God commanded, promised, or threatned.

Permitted him to erre, or justly left him in his blindness, that he shall not discern his own self deceivings, or else when such Prophet promiseth good, and thinks concurrence of all second causes tend to it, yet I will disappoint and frustrate, as Isa. 44.25. if the Confederacies to save were in likelihood sufficient, and twere no presumption to hope the best, and if your Prophets on this ground promised you success yet they shall deceive you, for I would defeat and disappoint them and you; so the sense would not carry a Moral and culpable deceiving, but a just defeating and disappointing, or disabling second causes, on which, disappointment of hopes will follow. If Egypts Arms had so weakned the Babylonian, that none but wounded men remained, yet the promise of your escape should fail you, O Israelites, for Ier. 37.10, 11. these should rise up and burn your City.

Remarkably punish his falsehood, and in severity destroy him.

Marginal references: 1 King. 22.23