Ezekiel 15:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
Ezekiel 15:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezekiel 15:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezekiel 15:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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?””
Ezekiel 15:5 — World English Bible
Ezekiel 15:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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! ”
Ezekiel 15:5 — American Standard Version
Ezekiel 15:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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?”
Ezekiel 15:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezekiel 15:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Behold, when it was whole, it was used for no work; how much less when the fire hath consumed it, and it is burned, should it yet be used for any work? ”
Ezekiel 15:5 — Darby Translation
Ezekiel 15:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Behold, when it was whole, it was meete for no worke: how much lesse shall it bee meete for any worke, when the fire hath consumed it, and it is burnt?”
Ezekiel 15:5 — Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 15:5 in Context — Ezekiel 15
3 Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
4 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?
5 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?
6 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
7 And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I set my face against them.
What Does Ezekiel 15:5 Mean?
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