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Ezekiel 15:5
Jewish Publication Society 1917 · Berean Standard Bible
Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work; how much less, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is singed, shall it yet be meet for any work?
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!