Ezekiel 3:20

18 If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood.

19 But if you warn a wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness and his wicked way, he will die in his iniquity, but you will have saved yourself.

Now 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, and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. And I will hold you responsible for his blood.

21 But 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.”

22 And there the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He said to me, “Get up, go out to the plain, and there I will speak with you.”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Now 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, and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. And I will hold you responsible for his blood.
KJV
Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
WEB
“Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he will die. Because you have not given him warning, he will die in his sin, and his righteous deeds which he has done will not be remembered; but I will require his blood at your hand.
ASV
Again, when a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous deeds which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thy hand.
DARBY
And when a righteous [man] doth turn from his righteousness, and do what is wrong, and I lay a stumbling-block before him, he shall die; because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous acts which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thy hand.
BLB
And in the turning away of a righteous one from his righteousness so that he does iniquity, and I set a stumbling block before him, he will die because you did not give him warning—in his sin he will die—and his righteousness that he did will not be remembered, and his blood I will require from your hand.
ÅB
Og når en rettferdig vender seg bort fra sin rettferdighet og gjør urett, så legger jeg en anstøtssten i hans vei - han skal dø. Når du ikke har advart ham, skal han dø i sin synd, og de rettferdige gjerninger som han har gjort, skal ikke kommes i hu, men hans blod vil jeg kreve av din hånd.
OTB
Igjen, når en rettferdig person vender seg fra sin rettferdighet og gjør ondt, og jeg plasserer en hindring foran dem, vil de dø. Siden du ikke advarte dem, vil de dø for sin synd, og deres rettferdige gjerninger vil ikke bli husket, men jeg vil holde deg ansvarlig for deres blod.
B1930
Og når en rettferdig vender sig bort fra sin rettferdighet og gjør urett, så legger jeg en anstøtssten i hans vei - han skal dø. Når du ikke har advart ham, skal han dø i sin synd, og de rettferdige gjerninger som han har gjort, skal ikke kommes i hu, men hans blod vil jeg kreve av din hånd.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 18:24

    But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.

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  • Ezekiel 33:12–13

    Therefore, son of man, say to your people: ‘The righteousness of the righteous man will not deliver him in the day of his transgression; neither will the wickedness of the wicked man cause him to stumble on the day he turns from his wickedness. Nor will the righteous man be able to survive by his righteousness on the day he sins.’

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  • Ezekiel 18:26

    If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, he will die for this. He will die because of the iniquity he has committed.

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  • Hebrews 10:38

    But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”

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  • Ezekiel 3:18

    If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood.

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  • Romans 2:7–8

    To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.

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  • Psalms 125:5

    But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.

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  • 2 Peter 2:18–22

    With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.

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