Ezekiel 15:3

Can any wood be taken from it, so that it may be made into a work, or formed into a peg so as to hang some kind of vessel upon it?

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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

2“Son of man, what can be made from the stalk of a vine, compared to all the plants of the woods that are among the trees of the forests?

4Behold, it is used in the fire as fuel. The fire consumes both its ends; and its middle is reduced to ashes. So how can it be useful for any work?

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Cross References

Matthew 5:13You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its saltiness, with what will it be salted? It is no longer useful at all, except to be cast out and trampled under by men.

Luke 14:34Salt is good. But if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be seasoned?

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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