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Ezekiel 15:2-8

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2 "Son of man, how will the wood of the vine be {better than} {any of the wood of} the branch which is among the trees of the forest?
3 Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can they take a tent peg from it to hang on it any object?
4 Look! It is given to the fire as fuel. The fire will consume two of its ends, and its middle will be charred. Is it useful for anything?
5 Look! {When it is in perfect condition}, it will not be used for anything, {how much less} {when the fire has consumed it} and it is charred; and [then] can it be used again for anything?
6 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: {Just like} the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest which I gave to the fire for fuel, so I have given the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
7 And I will set my face against them. From the fire they [may]{escape}, but the fire will [yet] consume them, and they will know that I [am] Yahweh {when I set my face against them}.
8 And I will make the land [a] desolation because {they acted very unfaithfully}!" {declares} the Lord Yahweh.
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Ezekiel 15:2-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 15

The destruction of Jerusalem is again prophesied of in this chapter, and is set forth under the simile of a vine tree, which, for its uselessness, is committed to the fire. The simile is in Eze 15:1-5; the application of it in Eze 15:6-8.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Footnotes 13

  • [a]. Literally "more than"
  • [b]. Literally "all of the wood of"
  • [c]. Or "wood"
  • [d]. Or "vessel"
  • [e]. Literally "In being it perfect"
  • [f]. Literally "indeed"
  • [g]. Literally "for [if] fire has consumed it"
  • [h]. Literally "As that"
  • [i]. Or "wood"
  • [j]. Literally "go out"
  • [k]. Literally "in to set me my face against them"
  • [l]. Literally "they displayed infidelity"
  • [m]. Literally "declaration of"
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