And as the bad figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so bad; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give up Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt:
Ezekiel 15:3 - Revised Version 1885 Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Shall wood be taken from it to do any work? Or will men take a peg of it on which to hang any vessel? American Standard Version (1901) Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? Common English Bible Can you make anything useful from its wood? Can you make a peg from it and hang objects on it? Catholic Public Domain Version Can any wood be taken from it, so that it may be made into a work, or formed into a peg so as to hang some kind of vessel upon it? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Shall wood be taken of it to do any work, or shall a pin be made of it for any vessel to hang thereon? |
And as the bad figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so bad; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give up Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt:
Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest?
Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel: the fire hath devoured both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned; is it profitable for any work?
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men.
Salt is good: but if the salt have lost its saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another.
Then Jael Heber's wife took a tent-pin, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the pin into his temples, and it pierced through into the ground; for he was in a deep sleep; so he swooned and died.