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Ezekiel 15:4-7
New English Translation
Ezekiel 15:4-7
New English Translation
4 No![a] It is thrown in the fire for fuel; when the fire has burned up both ends of it and it is charred in the middle, will it be useful for anything? 5 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?
6 “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Like the wood of the vine is among the trees of the forest that I have provided as fuel for the fire—so I will provide the residents of Jerusalem as fuel.[b] 7 I will set[c] my face against them—although they have escaped from the fire,[d] the fire will still consume them! Then you will know that I am the Lord, when I set my face against them.
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- Ezekiel 15:4 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) draws one’s attention to something. Sometimes it may be translated as a verb of perception; here it is treated as a particle that fits the context (so also in v. 5, but with a different English word).
- Ezekiel 15:6 tn The words “as fuel” are not in the Hebrew text but are implied.
- Ezekiel 15:7 tn The word translated “set” is the same Hebrew word translated as “provide” in the previous verse.
- Ezekiel 15:7 sn This escape refers to the exile of Ezekiel and others in 597 b.c. (Ezek 1:2; 2 Kgs 24:10-16).
Ezekiel 15:4-7
New International Version
Ezekiel 15:4-7
New International Version
4 And after it is thrown on the fire as fuel and the fire burns both ends and chars the middle, is it then useful for anything?(A) 5 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?
6 “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: As I have given the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest as fuel for the fire, so will I treat the people living in Jerusalem. 7 I will set my face against(B) them. Although they have come out of the fire(C), the fire will yet consume them. And when I set my face against them, you will know that I am the Lord.(D)
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