Ezekiel 15:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 15:3

The Outcast Vine

1 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

2 “Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any other wood, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest?

3 Is wood taken from it to make any object? Or can men make a peg from it to hang any vessel on?

4 Instead, ^ait is thrown into the fire for fuel; the fire devours both ends of it, and its middle is burned. Is it useful for any work?

5 Indeed, when it was whole, no object could be made from it. How much less will it be useful for any work when the fire has devoured it, and it is burned?

6 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: ‘Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give up the inhabitants of Jerusalem;

7 and ^aI will set My face against them. ^bThey will go out from one fire, but another fire shall devour them. ^cThen you shall know that I am the Lord, when I set My face against them.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 15:3

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

Amplified® Bible
Shall wood be taken from it to do any work? Or will men take a peg of it on which to hang any vessel?

Contemporary English Version
because the wood of a grapevine can't be used to make anything, not even a small peg to hang things on.

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

Good News Bible
Can you use it to make anything? Can you even make a peg out of it to hang things on?

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

New American Standard Bible
"Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can {men} take a peg from it on which to hang any vessel?

New International Version
Is wood ever taken from it to make anything useful? Do they make pegs from it to hang things on?

New King James Version
Is wood taken from it to make any object? Or can men make a peg from it to hang any vessel on?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Can we take wood from it to make anything, or can men take a peg from it on which to hang any vessel?

Revised Standard Version
Is wood taken from it to make anything? Do men take a peg from it to hang any vessel on?

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

New English Translation
Can wood be taken from it to make anything useful? Or can anyone make a peg from it to hang things on?

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