- Bible
- Ezekiel
- Chapter 15
- Verse 3
Ezekiel 15:3
Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
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Commentary
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel, That is; a vine tree when cut down, or a branch when cut off, it is good for nothing else; and that is the use it is generally put to; see Joh 15:6; and…
The prophet, we may suppose, was thinking what a glorious city Jerusalem was, above any city in the world; it was the crown and joy of the whole earth; and therefore what a pity it was that it should…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Uselessness of the wood of the vine.
to do any work i.e. use for any work or purpose. The words may mean, to make it into any work or article of workmanship. It has too little firmness even to be made…