Ezekiel

Ezekiel 3:20–21

20Now if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. If you did not warn him, he will die in his sin,d and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. And I will hold you responsible for his blood. 21But if you warn the righteous man not to sin, and he does not sin, he will indeed live because he heeded your warning, and you will have saved yourself.”

Footnotes

  • d 3:20 Or for his sin

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Ezekiel 3:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Now if a righteous manצַדִּ֤יקṣad·dîqAdjective - masculine singularH6662 just, righteous
turnsוּבְשׁ֨וּבū·ḇə·šūḇConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7725 turn back, return
from his righteousnessמִצִּדְקוֹ֙miṣ·ṣiḏ·qōwPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6664 rightness, righteousness
and commitsוְעָ֣שָׂהwə·‘ā·śāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
iniquityעָ֔וֶל‘ā·welNoun - masculine singularH5766 injustice, unrighteousness
and I putוְנָתַתִּ֥יwə·nā·ṯat·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
a stumbling blockמִכְשׁ֛וֹלmiḵ·šō·wlNoun - masculine singularH4383 a stumbling, means or occasion of stumbling, stumbling-block
before himלְפָנָ֖יוlə·p̄ā·nāwPreposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singularH6440 face, before
heה֣וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
will dieיָמ֑וּתyā·mūṯVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die
Ifכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
you did notלֹ֤אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
warn himהִזְהַרְתּוֹ֙hiz·har·tōwVerb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH2094 be light, shining
he will dieיָמ֔וּתyā·mūṯVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die
in his sinבְּחַטָּאת֣וֹbə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯōwPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH2403 offence, penalty, occasion
and the righteous actsצִדְקֹתָו֙ṣiḏ·qō·ṯå̄wNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6666 righteousness
he didעָשָׂ֔ה‘ā·śāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
will notוְלֹ֣אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
be rememberedתִזָּכַ֗רְןָṯiz·zā·ḵar·nāVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralH2142 remember
And I will hold youמִיָּדְךָ֥mî·yā·ḏə·ḵāPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3027 hand
responsible forאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃’ă·ḇaq·qêšVerb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singularH1245 seek
his bloodוְדָמ֖וֹwə·ḏā·mōwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1818 blood

Ezekiel 3:21

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But ifכִּ֧יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
youוְאַתָּ֞הwə·’at·tāhConjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
warnהִזְהַרְתּ֣וֹhiz·har·tōwVerb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH2094 be light, shining
the righteous manצַדִּ֗יקṣad·dîqAdjective - masculine singularH6662 just, righteous
notלְבִלְתִּ֥יlə·ḇil·tîPreposition-lH1115 not, except
to sinחֲטֹ֛אḥă·ṭōVerb - Qal - Infinitive constructH2398 miss
and heוְה֣וּאwə·hūConjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
does notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
sinחָטָ֑אḥā·ṭāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2398 miss
he will indeed liveחָי֤וֹḥā·yōwVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH2421 live
becauseכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
he heeded your warningנִזְהָ֔רniz·hārVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2094 be light, shining
and youוְאַתָּ֖הwə·’at·tāhConjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
will have savedהִצַּֽלְתָּ׃סhiṣ·ṣal·tāVerb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singularH5337 strip, plunder
yourselfנַפְשְׁךָ֥nap̄·šə·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

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Ezekiel 3:20 Ezekiel 18:24 · Ezekiel 33:12–13 · Ezekiel 18:26 · Ezekiel 3:18 · Romans 2:7–8 · Hebrews 10:38 · 2 Peter 2:18–22 · Psalm 125:5 · 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12 · 1 John 2:19 · Isaiah 64:6 · Isaiah 8:14

Ezekiel 3:21 1 Timothy 4:16 · James 5:20 · Proverbs 9:9 · Titus 2:15 · 1 Corinthians 4:14 · 1 John 3:6–9 · Ezekiel 3:19–20 · Psalm 19:11 · Galatians 1:6–10 · Acts 20:31

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.