Parallel Verses
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 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?
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?
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?
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, of all the woody branches among the trees of the forest, what happens to the wood of the vine? 3 Can wood be taken from it to make anything useful? Or can anyone make a peg from it to hang things on? 4 No! It is thrown in the fire for fuel; when the fire has burned up both ends of it and it is charred in the middle, will it be useful for anything?
Cross References
Jeremiah 24:8
"I, the Lord, also solemnly assert: 'King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, and the people who remain in Jerusalem or who have gone to live in Egypt are like those bad figs. I consider them to be just like those bad figs that are so bad they cannot be eaten.
Matthew 5:13
"You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its flavor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled on by people.
Mark 9:50
Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with each other."
Luke 14:34-35
"Salt is good, but if salt loses its flavor, how can its flavor be restored?