Lamentationes 3:21

Nova Vulgata

Si autem tu commonueris iustum, ut non peccet iustus, et ille non peccaverit, vivens vivet, quia commonuisti eum et tu animam tuam liberasti".

Parallel Translations

Clementine Latin Vulgate (1592)
ZAIN. H�c recolens in corde meo, ideo sperabo.

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
Si autem tu annuntiaveris justo ut non peccet justus, et ille non peccaverit, vivens vivet, quia annuntiasti ei, et tu animam tuam liberasti.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

if thou: Matthew 24:24, Matthew 24:25, Acts 20:31, 1 Corinthians 4:14, 1 Corinthians 10:12, Galatians 1:6-10, Galatians 5:2-7, Ephesians 4:17-21, Ephesians 5:5, Ephesians 5:6, Colossians 1:28, Colossians 3:5-8, 1 Thessalonians 4:6-8, 1 Thessalonians 5:14, Titus 2:15, 1 John 3:6-9, Revelation 3:19

he shall: Ezekiel 3:20, Psalms 19:11, Proverbs 9:9, Proverbs 17:10, Galatians 2:11-13, James 5:20

also: Ezekiel 3:19, 1 Timothy 4:16

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 42:19 - know Ezekiel 18:17 - he shall surely Ezekiel 18:21 - he shall surely Ezekiel 18:24 - when Ezekiel 33:9 - if thou Ezekiel 33:12 - The righteousness 1 John 2:1 - that

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Nevertheless, if thou warn the righteous [man],.... Every righteous man, that is so in a judgment of charity, whether truly righteous or not, which the event shows; who should be warned not to trust in their own righteousness, but to depend on the righteousness of Christ; that they be careful to maintain good works, to avoid sin, and live holy lives and conversations, as follows:

that the righteous sin not; not that there is any just man that does good, and sins not; the best of men are often sinning in thought, word, or deed; but he is to be warned that he does not continue in sin, and lead a sinful coups of life; which is contrary to his character, and to his faith in Christ for righteousness, which is attended with good works:

and he doth not sin; the warning and exhortation given him having so good an effect, through the power of divine grace, as to be a means of preserving him from a vain conversation:

he shall surely live; spiritually and comfortably now, and eternally hereafter:

because he is warned; that being a means, and with the divine blessing taking effect:

also thou hast delivered thy soul; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This passage anticipates the great moral principle of divine government Ezekiel 18:0 that each man is individually responsible for his own actions, and will be judged according to these and these alone.

Ezekiel 3:20

I lay a stumblingblock before him - I bring him to trial by placing difficulties and temptations in his way (compare Ezekiel 7:19; Ezekiel 44:12 margin; Ezekiel 14:3-4). It is true that God tempts no man in order to his destruction, but in the course of His Providence He permits men to be tried in order that their faith may be approved, and in this trial some who seem to be righteous fall.

Because thou ... his blood ... - So far as the prophet was concerned, the neglect of his duty is reckoned as the cause of the seemingly righteous man’s fall.

His righteousness ... - Or, righteousnesses, i. e. acts of righteousness. The “righteous” man here is one, who had hitherto done the “acts of righteousness” prescribed by the Law, but when trial came was shown to lack the “principle of righteousness.”

Ezekiel 3:21

The repetition of the word “righteous” is to be noted. There seems to be an intimation that sin is alien to the character of a “righteous” man. Compare 1 John 3:7-9.