Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Is wood ever taken from it to make anything practical? Can it even be made into a peg to hang something on?
New American Standard Bible
Can wood be taken from it to make
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?
Holman Bible
Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can anyone make a peg from it to hang things on?
A Conservative Version
Shall wood be taken of it to make any work? Or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
American Standard Version
Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
Amplified
Can wood be taken from it to make any object? Or can men take a peg from it on which to hang any vessel?
Bible in Basic English
Will its wood be used for any work? do men make of it a pin for hanging any vessel on?
Darby Translation
Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
Julia Smith Translation
Shall wood be taken from it to do for work? or will they take from it a peg to hang upon it any vessel?
King James 2000
Shall wood be taken of it to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel on?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can they take a tent peg from it to hang on it any object?
Modern King James verseion
Shall wood be taken from it to do work? Or will men take from it for a peg to hang any vessel on it?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Do men take wood of it, to make any work withal? Or may there a nail be made of it, to hang anything upon?
NET Bible
Can wood be taken from it to make anything useful? Or can anyone make a peg from it to hang things on?
New Heart English Bible
Shall wood be taken of it to make any work? Or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
The Emphasized Bible
Shall there be taken from it wood, to be made into any work? Or will men take therefrom a peg, to hang thereon any vessel?
Webster
Shall wood be taken of it to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel upon it?
World English Bible
Shall wood be taken of it to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
Youngs Literal Translation
Is wood taken from it to use for work? Do they take of it a pin to hang any vessel on it?
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 15:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jerusalem A Useless Vine
2 "Son of Man, how does wood from a vine compare to a branch taken from any of the trees in the forest? 3 Is wood ever taken from it to make anything practical? Can it even be made into a peg to hang something on? 4 After all, it's useful only for kindling a fire, isn't it? And once you've burnt up the ends and charred through the middle of it, is it useful for anything else?
Cross References
Jeremiah 24:8
""Like the bad figs that are too bad to be eaten for this is what the LORD says so I'll give up on Zedekiah king of Judah, along with his officials, the remnant of Jerusalem that is left in this land, and those living in the land of Egypt.
Matthew 5:13
"You are the salt of the world. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can it be made salty again? It's good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled on by people.
Mark 9:50
Salt is good. But if salt loses its taste, how can you restore its flavor? Keep on having salt among yourselves, and live in peace with one another."
Luke 14:34-35
"Now, salt is good. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can its flavor be restored?