Ezekiel 15:5 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
Lo, in its being perfect it is not used for work, How much less, when fire hath eaten of it, And it is scorched, Hath it been used yet for work?
English ASV
Behold, 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!
English Amplified
Notice, even when it was whole, it was good for no work; how much less shall it be useful and profitable when the fire has devoured it and it is charred?
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
Notice, even when it was whole, it was good for no work; how much less shall it be useful and profitable when the fire has devoured it and it is charred?
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
Even when it was whole, it could not be made useful. How much less can it ever be useful when the fire has consumed it and charred it!
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
Even when it was whole it could not be made into a useful object. How much less can it ever be made into anything useful when the fire has devoured it and it is charred!”
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
Behold, when it was whole, it was used for no work; how much less when the fire hath consumed it, and it is burned, should it yet be used for any work?
English EASY 2024
It was useless before you put it on the fire. It is even more useless after the fire has burnt it. You cannot make anything with it.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
If you cannot make anything from that wood before it is burned, you surely cannot make anything from that wood after it is burned!
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
Behold, when it was whole, it was used for nothing. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it ever be used for anything!
English GNT (Good News Translation)
It was useless even before it was burned. Now that the fire has burned it and charred it, it is even more useless.”
English God's Word - GW 1995
When the vine was in perfect condition, it couldn't be made into anything. How can it be used to make anything after the fire has burned and charred it?
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
Even when it was whole it could not be made into a useful object. How much less can it ever be made into anything useful when the fire has devoured it and it is charred!
English KJV 1611
Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned?
English LSB
Behold, while it is intact, it is not made into anything. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be made into anything!
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
Behold, when it was whole, it was not made into anything. How much less is it useful for any work when the fire has devoured it and it is burned!
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"Behold, while it is intact, it is not made into anything. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be made into anything!
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Why, even when it was whole it was good for nothing; how much less, when the fire has devoured and scorched it, can it be used for anything!
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Indeed! If it was not made into anything useful when it was whole, how much less can it be made into anything when the fire has burned it up and it is charred?
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
It was not useful when it was whole. So how can it be made into something useful now? The fire has burned it and blackened it."
English NIV
If it was not useful for anything when it was whole, how much less can it be made into something useful when the fire has burned it and it is charred?
English NKJ 1982
Indeed, when it was whole, no object could be made from it. How much less will it be useful for any work when the fire has devoured it, and it is burned?
English NLT
Vine branches are useless both before and after being put into the fire!
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
When it was whole it was used for nothing; how much less-- when the fire has consumed it, and it is charred-- can it ever be used for anything!
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
Even while it was intact, you could make nothing with it. When it’s burned and charred, it’s even more worthless.”
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
Behold, when it was whole, it was used for nothing; how much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it ever be used for anything!
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
So they are useless both before and after being put in the fire!
English Tyndale 1537
Seeing then, that it was mete for no work, being whole: much less may there anything be made of it, when the fire hath consumed and brent it.