Ezekiel 15:3
Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils?
Majority Standard Bible
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, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest?
Cross References
Matthew 5:13You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
Luke 14:34Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, 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 →