Ezekiel 15:5

Lo! while it was yet whole, it could not be made into any work,— how much less when!the fire hath devoured it. and it is charred, can it still be made into any work?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned?

In Context

4Lo! into the fire, it is given up for fuel,— The two ends thereof, doth the fire devour, And the middle thereof is charred, Is it fit for any work?

6Therefore, Thus, saith My Lord Yahweh, As a vine-tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given up to the fire for fuel, so have I given up the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

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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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