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

1Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2“Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest? Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can even a peg be taken from it on which to hang any utensil? 4If it has been put into the fire for fuel, and the fire has consumed both of its ends and its middle part has been charred, is it then good for anything? 5Behold, while it is intact, it is not made into anything. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be made into anything!

Ezekiel 15:3 word by word

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

• Can woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• be takenלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• from it to makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• anythingמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• orאִם'im · if: surely yesH518
• a pegיָתֵדyâthêd · pegH3489
• from it on which to hangתָּלָהtâlâh · to hangH8518
• anyכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• utensilכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627

Cross-references for Ezekiel 15:3

• Jeremiah 24:8‘But like the bad figs which cannot be eaten due to rottenness,’ indeed, this is what the Lord says, ‘so will I give up Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and the ones who live in the land of Egypt.
• Matthew 5:13“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by people.
• Mark 9:50Salt is good; but if the salt becomes unsalty, with what will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”
• Luke 14:34“Therefore, salt is good; but if even salt has become tasteless, with what will 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