Discovery BoxEzekiel 3:20 
Context3:20 “When a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I set an obstacle 1 before him, he will die. If you have not warned him, he will die for his sin. The righteous deeds he performed will not be considered, but I will hold you accountable for his death.
Ezekiel 12:12
Context12:12 “The prince 2 who is among them will raise his belongings 3 onto his shoulder in darkness, and will go out. He 4 will dig a hole in the wall to leave through. He will cover his face so that he cannot see the land with his eyes.
Ezekiel 33:12
Context33:12 “And you, son of man, say to your people, 5 ‘The righteousness of the righteous will not deliver him if he rebels. 6 As for the wicked, his wickedness will not make him stumble if he turns from it. 7 The righteous will not be able to live by his righteousness 8 if he sins.’ 9
1 tn Or “stumbling block.” The Hebrew term refers to an obstacle in the road in Lev 19:14.
2 sn The prince is a reference to Zedekiah.
3 tn The words “his belongings” are not in the Hebrew text but are implied.
4 tc The MT reads “they”; the LXX and Syriac read “he.”
5 tn Heb “the sons of your people.”
6 tn Heb “in the day of his rebellion.” The statement envisions a godly person rejecting what is good and becoming sinful. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:247-48.
7 tn Heb “and the wickedness of the wicked, he will not stumble in it in the day of his turning from his wickedness.”
8 tn Heb “by it.”
9 tn Heb “in the day of his sin.”
