Ezekiel 15:3

What does Ezekiel 15:3 mean?

A plain-English look at Ezekiel 15:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Will its wood be used for any work? do men make of it a pin for hanging any vessel on?

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Is wood taken from it to use for work? Do they take of it a pin to hang any vessel on it?

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Shall wood be taken of it, to do any work, or shall a pin be made of it for any vessel to hang thereon?

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will [men] take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?

Context

v.2Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any tree, the vine-branch which is among the trees of the forest?

v.3This passage

v.4Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire hath devoured both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned: is it profitable for any work?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Luke 14:34

    Salt therefore is good: but if even the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

  • Jeremiah 24:8

    And as the bad figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so bad, surely thus saith Jehovah, So will I give up 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 its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men.

  • Mark 9:50

    Salt is good: but if the salt have lost its saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another.

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