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Jerusalem the Useless Vine

Ezekiel 15:3

In 11 translations

BSB
Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils?
KJV
Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
WEB
Will wood be taken of it to make anything? Will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel on it?
ASV
Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
LSV
Is wood taken from it to use for work? Do they take a pin of it to hang any vessel on it?
YLT
Is wood taken from it to use for work? Do they take of it a pin to hang any vessel on it?
DBY
Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will [men] take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
DRC
Shall wood be taken of if, to do any work, or shall a pin be made of it for any vessel to hang thereon?
GNV
Shall wood bee taken thereof to doe any worke? or wil men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
JPS
Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
LXXE
Will they take wood of it to make it fit for work? will they take of it a peg to hang any vessel upon it?

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WLC
הֲיֻקַּ֤ח מִמֶּ֨נּוּ֙ עֵ֔ץ לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת לִמְלָאכָ֑ה אִם־יִקְח֤וּ מִמֶּ֨נּוּ֙ יָתֵ֔ד לִתְל֥וֹת עָלָ֖יו כָּל־כֶּֽלִי׃
LXX-Br
Εἰ λήψονται ἐξ αὐτῆς ξύλον τοῦ ποιῆσαι εἰς ἐργασίαν; εἰ λήψονται ἐξ αὐτῆς πάσσαλον τοῦ κρεμᾶσαι ἐπʼ αὐτὸν πᾶν σκεῦος;

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  • Luke 14:34–35Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned? It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
  • 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.
  • Mark 9:50Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”
  • Jeremiah 24:8But like the bad figs, so bad they cannot be eaten,’ says the LORD, ‘so will I deal with Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem—those remaining in this land and those living in the land of…

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