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! Contemporary English Version The wood is useless before it is burned, and afterwards, it is completely worthless. 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! 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! 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 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?” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBehold, 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?” 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? Smith's Literal Translation Behold, in its being whole, it will not do for work: but if the fire consumed it, and it was burnt, did it yet do for work? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleEven 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? Catholic Public Domain Version Even when it was whole, it was unsuitable for a work. How much more so, when fire has devoured it and burned it up, will nothing of it be useful? 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? 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! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBehold, when it was whole, it was not useful for implements; how much less shall it be useful when the fire has devoured it and it is destroyed? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated 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? OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Behold, 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? 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? 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 John 15:6 If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned. Matthew 7:19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Isaiah 5:1-7 I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! / “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. ... Luke 13:6-9 Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. / So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ / ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it. ... Romans 11:17-24 Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. / You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” ... Jeremiah 2:21 I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine? Psalm 80:8-16 You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it. / You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land. / The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches. ... Hosea 10:1 Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars. Isaiah 27:11 When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor. Matthew 3:10 The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. John 15:2 He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. Hebrews 6:7-8 For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God. / But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned. Isaiah 44:14-15 He cuts down cedars or retrieves a cypress or oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow. / It serves as fuel for man. He takes some of it to warm himself, and he kindles a fire and bakes his bread. He also fashions it into a god and worships it; he makes an idol and bows down to it. Jeremiah 11:16-17 The LORD once called you a flourishing olive tree, beautiful with well-formed fruit. But with a mighty roar He will set it on fire, and its branches will be consumed. / The LORD of Hosts, who planted you, has decreed disaster against you on account of the evil that the house of Israel and the house of Judah have brought upon themselves, provoking Me to anger by burning incense to Baal.” 2 Kings 19:24 I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.” 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 Even when it was whole The phrase "even when it was whole" refers to the state of the vine before it was burned. In the Hebrew context, the word for "whole" (תָּמִים, tamim) often implies completeness or integrity. The vine, representing Israel, was created with a purpose and potential. However, even in its unblemished state, it lacked the utility of sturdier trees. This serves as a metaphor for Israel's spiritual condition; despite being chosen and set apart by God, their inherent value was not in their own strength or utility but in their relationship with Him. it was not useful for work How much less when it is charred and scorched can it ever be useful for anything! 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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