Jerusalem like a Useless Vine
15 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, how is the wood of the (A)vine better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest? 3 Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can even a peg be taken from it on which to hang any utensil? 4 If it has been put into the (B)fire for fuel, and the fire has consumed both of its ends and its middle part has been charred, is it then good for anything? 5 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! 6 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: ‘As the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so have I given up the inhabitants of Jerusalem; 7 and I (C)set My face against them. Though they have (D)come out of the fire, yet the fire will consume them. Then you will know that I am the Lord, when I set My face against them. 8 So I will make the land desolate, because they have (E)acted unfaithfully,’” declares the Lord God.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 15:2
- Ezekiel 15:3
- Ezekiel 15:4
- Ezekiel 15:5
- Ezekiel 15:5
- Ezekiel 15:6
Cross references
- Ezekiel 15:2 : Ps 80:8-16; Is 5:1-7; Hos 10:1
- Ezekiel 15:4 : Is 27:11; Ezek 15:6; 19:14
- Ezekiel 15:7 : Lev 26:17; Ps 34:16; Jer 21:10; Ezek 14:8
- Ezekiel 15:7 : 1 Kin 19:17; Is 24:18; Amos 9:1-4
- Ezekiel 15:8 : Ezek 14:13; 17:20
