Ezekiel 15:3
Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
Ezekiel 15:3 in other translations
| BSB | Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils? |
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| WEB | Will wood be taken of it to make anything? Will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel on it? |
| ASV | Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? |
| YLT | Is wood taken from it to use for work? Do they take of it a pin to hang any vessel on it? |
| DARBY | Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? |
| BBE | Will its wood be used for any work? do men make of it a pin for hanging any vessel on? |
| Webster | Shall wood be taken of it to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel upon it? |
What does Ezekiel 15:3 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 15:2-3
Eze 15:1-8. The Worthlessness of the Vine as Wood Especially When Burnt, Is the Image of the Worthlessness and Guilt of the Jews, Who Shall Pass from One Fire to Another. This chapter represents, in the way of a brief introduction, what the sixteenth chapter details minutely. 2-3. What has the vine-wood to make it pre-eminent above other forest-wood? Nothing. Nay, the reverse. Other trees yield useful timber, but…
Ezekiel 15:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ezekiel 15:3
- Luke 14:34-35
Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned? It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
- Mark 9:50
Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
- Jeremiah 24:8
And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the Lord, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt:
- Matthew 5:13
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
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Context
- Ezekiel 15:2
Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
- Ezekiel 15:3
Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
- Ezekiel 15:4
Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work?
Ezekiel 15:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¿Tomarán de él madera para hacer alguna obra? ¿tomarán de él una estaca para colgar de ella algún vaso? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | En prendra-t-on du bois pour en faire quelque ouvrage, ou en prendra-t-on une cheville pour y suspendre quelque ustensile? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wird Holz davon genommen, um es zu einer Arbeit zu verwenden? oder nimmt man davon einen Pflock, um irgend ein Gerät daran zu hängen? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | numquid tolletur de ea lignum ut fiat opus, aut fabricabitur de ea paxillus ut dependeat in eo quodcumque vas? |