NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Behold it is castnathan (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? Links Ezekiel 15:4Ezekiel 15:4 NIV Ezekiel 15:4 NLT Ezekiel 15:4 ESV Ezekiel 15:4 NASB Ezekiel 15:4 KJV |