Ezekiel 15:5
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Even when it was whole it was not fit for work: how much less, when the fire hath devoured and consumed it, shall any work be made of it?

Ezekiel 15:4
Behold it is cast into the fire for fuel: the fire hath consumed both ends thereof, and the midst thereof is reduced to ashes: shall it be useful for any work?

Ezekiel 15:6
Therefore thus saith the Lord God: As the vine tree among the trees of the forests which I have given to the fire to be consumed, so will I deliver up the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

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Even when it was whole it was not fit for work: how much less, when the fire hath devoured and consumed it, shall any work be made of it?

meet [heb] made fit

Context
Jerusalem the Useless Vine
4Behold it is cast into the fire for fuel: the fire hath consumed both ends thereof, and the midst thereof is reduced to ashes: shall it be useful for any work? 5Even when it was whole it was not fit for work: how much less, when the fire hath devoured and consumed it, shall any work be made of it?6Therefore thus saith the Lord God: As the vine tree among the trees of the forests which I have given to the fire to be consumed, so will I deliver up the inhabitants of Jerusalem.…
Lexicon
Even
הִנֵּה֙ (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold!

when it was
בִּֽהְיוֹת֣וֹ (bih·yō·w·ṯōw)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

whole,
תָמִ֔ים (ṯā·mîm)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8549: Entire, integrity, truth

it could not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

be made
יֵֽעָשֶׂ֖ה (yê·‘ā·śeh)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

useful.
לִמְלָאכָ֑ה (lim·lā·ḵāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property

How much less
אַ֣ף (’ap̄)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though

can it ever
ע֖וֹד (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

be
וְנַעֲשָׂ֥ה (wə·na·‘ă·śāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

useful
לִמְלָאכָֽה׃ (lim·lā·ḵāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property

when
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

the fire
אֵ֤שׁ (’êš)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 784: A fire

has consumed
אֲכָלַ֙תְהוּ֙ (’ă·ḵā·laṯ·hū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat

and charred it!
וַיֵּחָ֔ר (way·yê·ḥār)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2787: To be hot or scorched, to burn


Additional Translations
Even when it was whole, it could not be made useful. How much less can it ever be useful when the fire has consumed and charred it!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 has devoured it, and it is burned?

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!

Not even while it is yet whole will it be useful for any work: if the fire shall have utterly consumed it, will it still be fit for work?

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?

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?

Behold, when it was whole, it was fit for no work: how much less then shall it be fit for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned?

Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less, when the fire has devoured it, and it is burned, shall it yet be meet for any work!

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?
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