Ezekiel 15:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Ifהִנֵּ֥ה
(hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
it has been putנִתַּ֣ן
(nit·tan)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
into the fireלָאֵ֖שׁ
(la·'esh)
784: a firea prim. root
for fuel,לְאָכְלָ֑ה
(le·'a·che·lah;)
402: food, eatingfem. of okel
[and] the fireהָאֵשׁ֙
(ha·'esh)
784: a firea prim. root
has consumedאָכְלָ֤ה
(a·che·lah)
398: to eata prim. root
bothשְׁנֵ֨י
(she·nei)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
of its endsקְצֹותָ֜יו
(ke·tzo·v·tav)
7098: an endfrom qatsah
and its middle partוְתֹוכֹ֣ו
(ve·to·v·chov)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
has been charred,נָחָ֔ר
(na·char,)
2787: to be hot or scorched, to burna prim. root
is it [then] usefulהֲיִצְלַ֖ח
(ha·yitz·lach)
6743b: to advance, prospera prim. root
for anything?לִמְלָאכָֽה׃
(lim·la·chah.)
4399: occupation, workfrom the same as malak


















KJV Lexicon
Behold it is cast
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
into the fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
for fuel
'oklah  (ok-law')
food -- consume, devour, eat, food, meat.
the fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
devoureth
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
both
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
the ends
qatsah  (kaw-tsaw')
a termination -- coast, corner, (selv-)edge, lowest, (uttermost) participle
of it and the midst
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
of it is burned
charar  (khaw-rar')
to glow, i.e. literally (to melt, burn, dry up) or figuratively (to show or incite passion -- be angry, burn, dry, kindle.
Is it meet
tsalach  (tsaw-lakh')
to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)
for any work
mla'kah  (mel-aw-kaw')
deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"If it has been put into the fire for fuel, and the fire has consumed both of its ends and its middle part has been charred, is it then useful for anything?

King James Bible
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?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In fact, it is put into the fire as fuel. The fire devours both of its ends, and the middle is charred. Can it be useful for anything?

International Standard Version
After all, it's useful only for kindling a fire, isn't it? And once you've burnt up the ends and charred through the middle of it, is it useful for anything else?

NET Bible
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?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
No! It is only thrown into the fire as fuel. The fire burns up both its ends and chars its middle. Then can it be used to make anything?

King James 2000 Bible
Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devours both the ends of it, and the middle of it is burned. Is it fit for any work?
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