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Do they make pegs from it to hang things on?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Can its wood be used for making things, like pegs to hang up pots and pans?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Is wood taken from it to make anything? Do people take a peg from it to hang any vessel on it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will <i>men</i> take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Is wood taken from it to make any object? Or can <i>men</i> make a peg from it to hang any vessel on?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can <i>even</i> a peg be taken from it on which to hang any utensil?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can men take a peg from it on which to hang any vessel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can <i>men</i> take a peg from it on which to hang any vessel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can <i>men</i> take a peg from it on which to hang any vessel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Can wood be taken from it to make any object? Or can men take a peg from it on which to hang any vessel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can anyone make a peg from it to hang things on?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can anyone make a peg from it to hang things on? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />because the wood of a grapevine can't be used to make anything, not even a small peg to hang things on. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Do people use it to make something? Do they make a peg from it to hang things on?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Can you use it to make anything? Can you even make a peg out of it to hang things on? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Is wood ever taken from it to make anything practical? Can it even be made into a peg to hang something on? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Can wood be taken from it to make anything useful? Or can anyone make a peg from it to hang things on?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Shall wood be taken of it to make any work? Or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Shall wood be taken of it to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel upon it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Will wood be taken of it to make anything? Will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel on it? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Is wood taken from it to use for work? Do they take a pin of it to hang any vessel on it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Is wood taken from it to use for work? Do they take of it a pin to hang any vessel on it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Shall wood be taken from it to do for work? or will they take from it a peg to hang upon it any vessel?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Shall wood be taken of if, to do any work, or shall a pin be made of it for any vessel to hang thereon? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Can someone make even a peg out of it on which to hang a vessel? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Is wood taken from it to make anything? Does one take a peg from it on which to hang any object?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Shall wood be taken from the vine to make anything from it? Or do men take a peg from it to hang vessels on it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Is wood taken from it to make a work from it, or do they take a peg from it to hang vessels on it?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Will they take wood of it to make <i>it fit</i> for work? will they take of it a peg to hang any vessel upon it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/15-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=3406" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/15.htm">Jerusalem the Useless Vine</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>“Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest? <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘êṣ (N-ms) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">Can wood</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: hă·yuq·qaḥ (V-QalPass-Imperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">be taken</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from it</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">to make</a> <a href="/hebrew/4399.htm" title="4399: lim·lā·ḵāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- From the same as mal'ak; properly, deputyship, i.e. Ministry; generally, employment or work; also property.">something useful?</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">Or</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: yiq·ḥū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">can one make</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from it</a> <a href="/hebrew/3489.htm" title="3489: yā·ṯêḏ (N-fs) -- A peg, pin. From an unused root meaning to pin through or fast; a peg.">a peg</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on which</a> <a href="/hebrew/8518.htm" title="8518: liṯ·lō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To hang. A primitive root; to suspend.">to hang</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: ke·lî (N-ms) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">utensils?</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>No, it is cast into the fire for fuel. The fire devours both ends, and the middle is charred. Can it be useful for anything?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-5.htm">John 15:5-6</a></span><br />I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. / If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-19.htm">Matthew 7:19</a></span><br />Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a></span><br />I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! / “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-6.htm">Luke 13:6-9</a></span><br />Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. / So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ / ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-21</a></span><br />Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. / You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Psalm 80:8-16</a></span><br />You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it. / You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land. / The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-21.htm">Jeremiah 2:21</a></span><br />I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-1.htm">Hosea 10:1</a></span><br />Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-2</a></span><br />“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-19.htm">Matthew 21:19</a></span><br />Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-11.htm">Isaiah 27:11</a></span><br />When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-7.htm">Hebrews 6:7-8</a></span><br />For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God. / But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-32.htm">Deuteronomy 32:32-33</a></span><br />But their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poisonous; their clusters are bitter. / Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-30.htm">2 Kings 19:30-31</a></span><br />And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above. / For a remnant will go forth from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-12.htm">Mark 11:12-14</a></span><br />The next day, when they had left Bethany, Jesus was hungry. / Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if there was any fruit on it. But when He reached it, He found nothing on it except leaves, since it was not the season for figs. / Then He said to the tree, “May no one ever eat of your fruit again.” And His disciples heard this statement.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/24-8.htm">Jeremiah 24:8</a></b></br> And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give 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:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/5-13.htm">Matthew 5:13</a></b></br> Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/9-50.htm">Mark 9:50</a></b></br> Salt <i>is</i> good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/7-17.htm">Hang</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-25.htm">Peg</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-2.htm">Pegs</a> <a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Pin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-13.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-15.htm">Thereon</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-23.htm">Use</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-23.htm">Used</a> <a href="/job/22-2.htm">Useful</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-9.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-2.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-16.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zephaniah/3-16.htm">Hang</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-4.htm">Peg</a> <a href="/exodus/26-37.htm">Pegs</a> <a href="/judges/4-21.htm">Pin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-4.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-39.htm">Thereon</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-44.htm">Use</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-5.htm">Used</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-4.htm">Useful</a> <a href="/hosea/8-8.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-6.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-4.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/15-1.htm">By the unfitness of the vine branch for any work</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/15-6.htm">is shown the rejection of Jerusalem</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Can wood be taken from it to make something useful?</b><br>The wood referred to here is from the vine, which is often used in Scripture as a symbol for Israel (<a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Psalm 80:8-16</a>, <a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>). Unlike other trees, the vine's wood is not strong or durable, making it unsuitable for construction or crafting. This imagery highlights Israel's spiritual barrenness and lack of utility when they are unfaithful to God. The rhetorical question emphasizes the futility of expecting something valuable from what is inherently weak and flawed. This can be seen as a warning to the people of God to remain faithful and fruitful, as Jesus later teaches in <a href="/john/15.htm">John 15:1-8</a>, where He describes Himself as the true vine and His followers as the branches.<p><b>Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils?</b><br>The peg represents a simple yet essential household item in ancient Near Eastern culture, used for hanging various utensils and tools. Even for such a basic purpose, vine wood is inadequate, underscoring its lack of strength and reliability. This further illustrates the point that Israel, when not abiding in God's covenant, is unable to fulfill even the simplest of roles. The imagery of the peg can also be connected to <a href="/isaiah/22-23.htm">Isaiah 22:23-25</a>, where a peg is used metaphorically to describe a leader's reliability and the eventual downfall of those who are unfaithful. This serves as a reminder of the importance of spiritual integrity and the consequences of failing to uphold one's divine calling.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is known for his vivid visions and symbolic acts. He communicates God's messages to the Israelites, often using metaphors and parables.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation of Israel is the primary audience of Ezekiel's prophecies. In this context, Israel is compared to a vine, which is typically a symbol of fruitfulness but here is depicted as unproductive and useless.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The historical backdrop of Ezekiel's ministry, where the Israelites are in captivity due to their disobedience to God. This period is marked by calls to repentance and promises of restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_the_vine.htm">The Purpose of the Vine</a></b><br>The vine is meant to bear fruit. In <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/15.htm">Ezekiel 15</a>, the vine's wood is deemed useless if it does not fulfill its purpose. Similarly, believers are called to bear spiritual fruit, reflecting their faith in action.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_unfruitfulness.htm">The Consequences of Unfruitfulness</a></b><br>Just as the unproductive vine is discarded, there are consequences for spiritual barrenness. This serves as a warning to remain faithful and obedient to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god_for_fruitfulness.htm">Dependence on God for Fruitfulness</a></b><br>True fruitfulness comes from abiding in God. Like the vine that needs the gardener, believers must rely on God for growth and productivity in their spiritual lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-examination_and_repentance.htm">Self-Examination and Repentance</a></b><br>This passage encourages self-examination. Are we like the unfruitful vine, or are we producing the fruit of the Spirit? Repentance and a return to God are necessary for those who find themselves lacking.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_discipline.htm">The Role of Discipline</a></b><br>God's discipline, like the pruning of a vine, is meant to encourage growth and fruitfulness. Understanding this can help believers embrace correction as a path to spiritual maturity.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_no_data_weaken_ezekiel_15's_claim.htm">Does the lack of historical or archaeological data supporting the vine metaphor undermine Ezekiel 15's credibility?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_ezekiel_15_edited_or_added_later.htm">Is there any evidence that Ezekiel 15 was edited or added later, indicating multiple sources or authors?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_15_2-3_view_vines.htm">How does Ezekiel 15:2-3 reconcile the vine's supposed worthlessness with other biblical passages celebrating vines as symbols of blessing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_15_conflict_with_god's_promises.htm">Could Ezekiel 15 conflict with covenant promises in earlier texts, suggesting inconsistencies in God's character?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Shall wood be taken thereof,</span> etc.? As a timber tree, then, the vine was confessedly valueless. No carpenter would use it, even for the peg upon which men hang their cups, and which had become, as in <a href="/isaiah/22-23.htm">Isaiah 22:23</a>, the symbol of political stability (comp. also <a href="/zechariah/10-4.htm">Zechariah 10:4</a>). For the unfruitful vine branch these remained the doom of being cast into the fire (<a href="/john/15-6.htm">John 15:6</a>). What was its worth when it was half burned at either end and in the middle? What would Israel be fit for when it had been laid low by the "fire" of God's judgment? Probably the vivid picture of the charred branch points to the successive judgments which had fallen first on the ten tribes, then on Judah, and lastly on Jerusalem itself. The word "trespass" may refer either to the general guilt of the people, or to the last crowning crime of Zedekiah's rebellion. I rather incline to the latter, the noun being in the singular. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/15-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Can wood</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֔ץ</span> <span class="translit">(‘êṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be taken</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲיֻקַּ֤ח</span> <span class="translit">(hă·yuq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - QalPass - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from it</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to make</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">something useful?</span><br /><span class="heb">לִמְלָאכָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(lim·lā·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4399.htm">Strong's 4399: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Or</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">can one</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">make</span><br /><span class="heb">יִקְח֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiq·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from it</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a peg</span><br /><span class="heb">יָתֵ֔ד</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ṯêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3489.htm">Strong's 3489: </a> </span><span class="str2">A peg, pin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on which</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to hang</span><br /><span class="heb">לִתְל֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(liṯ·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8518.htm">Strong's 8518: </a> </span><span class="str2">To suspend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">utensils?</span><br /><span class="heb">כֶּֽלִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ke·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prepared, any apparatus</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/15-3.htm">Ezekiel 15:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/15-3.htm">Ezekiel 15:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/15-3.htm">Ezekiel 15:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/15-3.htm">Ezekiel 15:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/15-3.htm">Ezekiel 15:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/15-3.htm">Ezekiel 15:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/15-3.htm">Ezekiel 15:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/15-3.htm">Ezekiel 15:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/15-3.htm">Ezekiel 15:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/15-3.htm">Ezekiel 15:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/15-3.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 15:3 Shall wood be taken of it (Ezek. 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