
Originally Posted by
Existanz
Mali.
Jer 20:7 O LORD,H3068 thou hast deceivedH6601 me, and I was deceived:H6601 thou art strongerH2388 than I, and hast prevailed:H3201 I amH1961 in derisionH7814 daily,H3605 H3117 every oneH3605 mockethH3932 me.
Eze 14:9 And ifH3588 the prophetH5030 be deceivedH6601 when he hath spokenH1696 a thing,H1697 IH589 the LORDH3068 have deceivedH6601 (H853) thatH1931 prophet,H5030 and I will stretch outH5186 (H853) my handH3027 uponH5921 him, and will destroyH8045 him from the midstH4480 H8432 of my peopleH5971 Israel.H3478
Here it is:
H6601
פּתה
pâthâh
paw-thaw'
A primitive root; to open, that is, be (causatively make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively make) simple or (in a sinister way) delude: - allure, deceive, enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly (one).
The Lord does not lie, like the way the Devil lied "Surely thou shalt not die..." kind of sly.
Without God's enlightenment man will become deluded by his own pride this is how God deceived evil people- by holding back His grace of enlightenment.
God does not lie.