Verse 5

Ezekiel 15:5

Free Bible Version

5 Even before you burned it you couldn't make it into anything useful. It's even less useful once the fire has burned and charred it!

Original Language Text

hebrew

הִנֵּה֙ בִּֽ/הְיוֹת֣/וֹ תָמִ֔ים לֹ֥א יֵֽעָשֶׂ֖ה לִ/מְלָאכָ֑ה אַ֣ף כִּי אֵ֤שׁ אֲכָלַ֨תְ/הוּ֙ וַ/יֵּחָ֔ר וְ/נַעֲשָׂ֥ה ע֖וֹד לִ/מְלָאכָֽה

English Translation

Behold, in its being whole, it shall not be done for work; even if a fire has consumed it, it shall still be made for work.

AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini

✓ Bookmark

Done.

Chapter 15 Context

1 A message from the Lord came to me, saying, Focus ↗

2 “Son of man, is wood from a vine better than the wood from any other tree in the forest? Focus ↗

3 Can you make anything useful from vine wood? Can you use it to make even just a peg to hang up pots... Focus ↗

4 No, you just throw it on the fire to keep the fire burning. Even then the fire burns both ends, but... Focus ↗

5 Even before you burned it you couldn't make it into anything useful. It's even less useful once the...

6 So this is what the Lord God (Elohim) says: In the same way that I have taken the wood of a vine fro... Focus ↗

7 I will turn against them. While they might have escaped this fire, another fire is going to burn the... Focus ↗

8 I'm going to turn the country into a wasteland, because they were unfaithful to me, declares the Lor... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Compare This Verse Across Bibles

Navigate Verse

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8