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Ezekiel 15:3

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 15:3 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
Ezekiel 15:3 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
2Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any tree, the vine-branch which is among the trees of the forest?
3Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
4Behold, 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?
5Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned, shall it yet be meet for any work!
6Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As the vine-tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? &c.] The carpenter and joiner, the house or ship builder, are employed in; as to build houses of, make beams, rafters, floors, &c. build ships with, make masts of, &c. or any vessel or utensil for the use of man? it never is; it is not fit for any such purpose. Plinyf194 speaks of some rarities made of the wood of vines, but not things of common use; and these not of any vines, but of some peculiar ones, favoured by the air and soil or will [men] take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? it is not fit to make a peg of to hang a hat on; and much less for anything that requires more strength.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“A pin - Will it afford even a pin to drive into a wall or post, on which you may safely fasten any weight. Ezekiel 15:4”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Jer 24:8; Mat 5:13; Mar 9:50; Luk 14:34, Luk 14:35 Ezekiel 15:4”
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