God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 15:3
3Do people use it to make something? Do they make a peg from it to hang things on?
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
1The Lord spoke his word to me. He said, 2“Son of man, what good is the wood from a vine? Is it better than the wood from a tree in the forest? Do people use it to make something? Do they make a peg from it to hang things on? 4No! It is only thrown into the fire as fuel. The fire burns up both its ends and chars its middle. Then can it be used to make anything? 5When the vine was in perfect condition, it couldn’t be made into anything. How can it be used to make anything after the fire has burned and charred it?
Read all of Ezekiel 15Ezekiel 15:3 word by word
הֲיֻקַּ֤ח מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ עֵ֔ץ לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת לִמְלָאכָ֑ה אִם־יִקְח֤וּ מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ יָתֵ֔ד לִתְל֥וֹת עָלָ֖יו כָּל־כֶּֽלִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 15:3
- Jeremiah 24:8“But this is what the Lord says about the bad figs that are so bad that they can’t be eaten. The Lord says, ‘Like these bad figs, I will abandon King Zedekiah of Judah, his princes, the remaining few in Jerusalem who stayed behind in this land, and those who are living in Egypt.
- Matthew 5:13“You are salt for the earth. But if salt loses its taste, how will it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled on by people.
- Mark 9:50Salt is good. But if salt loses its taste, how will you restore its flavor? Have salt within you, and live in peace with one another.”
- Luke 14:34“Salt is good. But if salt loses its taste, how will you restore its flavor?
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
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
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