Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version If it was not useful for anything when it was whole, how much less can it be made into something useful when the fire has burned it and it is charred? New Living Translation Vines are useless both before and after being put into the fire! English Standard Version Behold, when it was whole, it was used for nothing. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it ever be used for anything! Berean Standard Bible Even when it was whole, it could not be made useful. How much less can it ever be useful when the fire has consumed it and charred it! King James Bible 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? New King James Version Indeed, when it was whole, no object could be made from it. How much less will it be useful for any work when the fire has devoured it, and it is burned? New American Standard Bible Behold, while it is intact, it is not made into anything. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be made into anything! NASB 1995 “Behold, while it is intact, it is not made into anything. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be made into anything! NASB 1977 “Behold, while it is intact, it is not made into anything. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be made into anything! Legacy Standard Bible Behold, while it is intact, it is not made into anything. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be made into anything! Amplified Bible Notice this, even when it was complete, it was not useful and was not made into anything. How much less, after the fire has burned [part of] it and [the remainder of] it is charred, can it still be made into anything? Christian Standard Bible Even when it was whole it could not be made into a useful object. How much less can it ever be made into anything useful when the fire has devoured it and it is charred! ” Holman Christian Standard Bible Even when it was whole it could not be made into a useful object. How much less can it ever be made into anything useful when the fire has devoured it and it is charred!” American Standard Version Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned, shall it yet be meet for any work! Aramaic Bible in Plain English And when it was without defect, it was not going to serve, now that the fire has consumed it and laid it waste, what use is it going to serve? Brenton Septuagint Translation Not even while it is yet whole will it be useful for any work: if the fire shall have utterly consumed it, will it still be fit for work? Contemporary English Version The wood is useless before it is burned, and afterwards, it is completely worthless. Douay-Rheims Bible Even when it was whole it was not fit for work: how much less, when the fire hath devoured and consumed it, shall any work be made of it? English Revised Version Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned, shall it yet be meet for any work? GOD'S WORD® Translation When the vine was in perfect condition, it couldn't be made into anything. How can it be used to make anything after the fire has burned and charred it? Good News Translation It was useless even before it was burned. Now that the fire has burned it and charred it, it is even more useless." International Standard Version If it was useless before it was burned, now that it's been burned and charred through, it's even more useless! JPS Tanakh 1917 Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work; how much less, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is singed, shall it yet be meet for any work? Literal Standard Version Behold, in its being perfect it is not used for work, | How much less when fire has eaten of it, | And it is scorched, | Has it been used yet for work?” Majority Standard Bible Even when it was whole, it could not be made useful. How much less can it ever be useful when the fire has consumed it and charred it! New American Bible Even when it is whole it cannot be used for anything; So when fire has devoured and charred it, how useful can it be? NET Bible Indeed! If it was not made into anything useful when it was whole, how much less can it be made into anything when the fire has burned it up and it is charred? New Revised Standard Version When it was whole it was used for nothing; how much less—when the fire has consumed it, and it is charred— can it ever be used for anything! New Heart English Bible Look, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less, when the fire has devoured it, and it is burned, shall it yet be meet for any work. Webster's Bible Translation Behold, when it was whole, it was fit for no work: how much less then shall it be fit for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned? World English Bible Behold, when it was whole, it was suitable for no work. How much less, when the fire has devoured it, and it has been burned, will it yet be suitable for any work?” Young's Literal Translation Lo, in its being perfect it is not used for work, How much less, when fire hath eaten of it, And it is scorched, Hath it been used yet for work? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jerusalem the Useless Vine…4No, it is cast into the fire for fuel. The fire devours both ends, and the middle is charred. Can it be useful for anything? 5Even when it was whole, it could not be made useful. How much less can it ever be useful when the fire has consumed it and charred it! 6Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give up the people of Jerusalem.… Cross References Ezekiel 15:4 No, it is cast into the fire for fuel. The fire devours both ends, and the middle is charred. Can it be useful for anything? Ezekiel 15:6 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give up the people of Jerusalem. Treasury of Scripture 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 has devoured it, and it is burned? meet [heb] made fit Jump to Previous Burned Charred Consumed Cut Devoured Eaten Fire Fit Intact Less Meet Perfect Scorched Singed Something Used Useful Whole WorkJump to Next Burned Charred Consumed Cut Devoured Eaten Fire Fit Intact Less Meet Perfect Scorched Singed Something Used Useful Whole WorkEzekiel 15 1. By the unfitness of the vine branch for any work6. is shown the rejection of Jerusalem Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Evenהִנֵּה֙ (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! when it was בִּֽהְיוֹת֣וֹ (bih·yō·w·ṯōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be whole, תָמִ֔ים (ṯā·mîm) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 8549: Entire, integrity, truth it could not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no be made יֵֽעָשֶׂ֖ה (yê·‘ā·śeh) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make useful. לִמְלָאכָ֑ה (lim·lā·ḵāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property How much less אַ֣ף (’ap̄) Conjunction Strong's 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though can it ever ע֖וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more be וְנַעֲשָׂ֥ה (wə·na·‘ă·śāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make useful לִמְלָאכָֽה׃ (lim·lā·ḵāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property when כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the fire אֵ֤שׁ (’êš) Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire has consumed אֲכָלַ֙תְהוּ֙ (’ă·ḵā·laṯ·hū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat and charred it! וַיֵּחָ֔ר (way·yê·ḥār) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2787: To be hot or scorched, to burn Links Ezekiel 15:5 NIVEzekiel 15:5 NLT Ezekiel 15:5 ESV Ezekiel 15:5 NASB Ezekiel 15:5 KJV Ezekiel 15:5 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 15:5 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 15:5 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 15:5 French Bible Ezekiel 15:5 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 15:5 Behold when it was whole it was (Ezek. 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