“Now as for the bad figs, which cannot be eaten they are so bad”—surely thus says Adonai—“so I will give up Zedekiah the king of Judah, his princes and the remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land, as well as those dwelling in the land of Egypt.
Ezekiel 15:3 - Tree of Life Version Can wood be taken from it to make anything useful? Can a peg be made from it to hang anything on? 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? |
“Now as for the bad figs, which cannot be eaten they are so bad”—surely thus says Adonai—“so I will give up Zedekiah the king of Judah, his princes and the remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land, as well as those dwelling in the land of Egypt.
“Son of man, how can the wood of a vine be better than the branch of any tree that is among the trees of the forest?
Behold, when it is cast in the fire for fuel, both ends are devoured in fire and the middle is charred—is it useful for any work?
“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt should lose its flavor, how shall it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.
Salt is good; but if the salt becomes unsalty, with what will you flavor it? Have salt in yourselves, and keep shalom with one another.”
Then Yael, Heber’s wife, took a tent pin and got a hammer in her hand, approached him stealthily and drove the pin into his temple until it pierced through into the ground—for he was exhausted and in a deep sleep. So he died.