Ezekiel 3:20
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
צַדִּיק
The blessed man is not the one who has never fallen — it is the one who knows where not to stand, not to walk, not to sit. Righteousness in the Psalms is relational — it is being in right standing with God, walking in step with Him, rooted in His word like a tree by water.
מִכְשׁוֹל
an obstacle
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מִכְשׁוֹל
A stumbling block, an obstacle, ruin. Mikshowl. Great peace have those who love Your law and nothing causes them to stumble. Love for God's word creates stability.
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עָשָׂה
he did
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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בָּקַשׁ
I will require
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בָּקַשׁ
Seek, search. Baqash. To search diligently. Seek the LORD while He may be found. This is not passive looking but intense searching with your whole heart.
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מוּת
he will die
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מוּת
To die, to be put to death. Muth. The sting of death is sin. But death has been swallowed up in victory. Jesus holds the keys of death.
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צְדָקָה
righteousnesses/ his
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צְדָקָה
Righteousness, rightness. Tsedaqah. Doing what is right in God's eyes. Let righteousness roll down like a river that never runs dry.
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כִּי
if
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כִּי
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
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זָכַר
they will be remembered
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זָכַר
To remember, to be mindful. Zakar. What is man that You are mindful of him? God thinks about you. That is the miracle.
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זָהַר
you warned/ him
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זָהַר
to gleam; figuratively, to enlighten (by caution)
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עֶוֶל
injustice
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עֶוֶל
(moral) evil
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