Ezekiel 15:5
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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!

Young's Literal Translation
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?

King James Bible
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?

Hebrew
Even
הִנֵּה֙ (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

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

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

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

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

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

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

can it ever
ע֖וֹד (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 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 6213: To do, make

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

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

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

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

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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