Ezekiel 15:3 · KJV
“Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will {men} take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?”
— Ezekiel 15:3
Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, {or than} a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
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? {Is it...: Heb. Will it prosper?}
Ezekiel 15 — Context
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, {or than} a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
3Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will {men} take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
4Behold, 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? {Is it...: Heb. Will it prosper?}
5Behold, 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? {meet: Heb. made fit}
Cross References
Luke 14:34-35
Salt {is} good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
Matthew 5:13
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
Mark 9:50
Salt {is} good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
Jeremiah 24:8
And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt:
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