Ezekiel 15:3

Ezekiel 15:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
• New International Version (NIV)Is wood ever taken from it to make anything useful? Do they make pegs from it to hang things on?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Is wood taken from it to make anything? Do people take a peg from it to hang any vessel on it?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Is wood taken from it to make any object? Or can men make a peg from it to hang any vessel on?

Context of Ezekiel 15:3

1And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, 2Son of man, what is the wood of the vine more than any wood, the vine-branch, which is among the trees of the forest? Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will [men] take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? 4Behold, it is given to the fire for fuel: the fire consumeth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned; is it fit for [any] work? 5Behold, when it was whole, it was used for no work; how much less when the fire hath consumed it, and it is burned, should it yet be used for any work?

Ezekiel 15:3 word by word

הֲיֻקַּ֤ח מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ עֵ֔ץ לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת לִמְלָאכָ֑ה אִם־יִקְח֤וּ מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ יָתֵ֔ד לִתְל֥וֹת עָלָ֖יו כָּל־כֶּֽלִי׃Read the interlinear

• woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• takenלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• pinיָתֵדyâthêd · pegH3489
• hangתָּלָהtâlâh · to hangH8518
• vesselכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627

Cross-references for Ezekiel 15:3

• Jeremiah 24:8And as the bad figs, which cannot be eaten for badness, surely, thus saith Jehovah: So will I make Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the remnant of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt.
• Matthew 5:13Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have become insipid, wherewith shall it be salted? It is no longer fit for anything but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot by men.
• Mark 9:50Salt [is] good, but if the salt is become saltless, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.
• Luke 14:34Salt [then] [is] good, but if the salt also has become savourless, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

Commentaries on Ezekiel 15:3

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5The wood of most trees can be used to make many useful objects. Even small pieces can serve as pegs, which are simple wooden pins used to hang or hold things in place. The wood of a vine is different. It is weak and thin. It is not strong enough to make pegs or other tools. It is not even useful as firewood. It burns too quickly and does not give much heat. In this way, vine wood is completely useless.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-8This 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 vine-wood is soft, brittle, crooked, and seldom large; not so much as a "pin" (the large wooden peg used inside houses in the East to hang household articles on, Is 22:23-25) can be made of it. Its sole excellency…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Nail
• Pin

Commentaries on Ezekiel 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings