Ezekiel 15:3

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

Bible in Basic English

In The 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?

In Context

2Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any branching tree which is among the trees of the woods?

4See, it is put into the fire for burning: the fire has made a meal of its two ends and the middle part of it is burned; is it good for any work?

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Cross References

Matthew 5:13You are the salt of the earth; but if its taste goes from the salt, how will you make it salt again? it is then good for nothing but to be put out and crushed under foot by men.

Luke 14:34For salt is good, but if the taste goes from it, of what use is it?

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 15:2-8

Jerusalem a Condemned Vine. ( b. c. 593.) 1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest? 3 Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? 4 Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work? 5 Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less… Read the whole commentary →

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