Ezekiel 15:6

6 "Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, '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;

Ezekiel 15:6 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 15:6

Therefore thus saith the Lord God
Now follows the application of the simile: as the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to
the fire for fuel;
to be burnt, as other trees of the forest are, and along with them: so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
to be destroyed along with other nations by the Chaldeans; they being no better, but as bad, if not worse, like wild vines among forest trees; and therefore must fare no better: this was the decree and determination of the Lord.

Ezekiel 15:6 In-Context

4 "If it has been put into the fire for fuel, and the fire has consumed both of its ends and its middle part has been charred, is it then useful 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, thus says the Lord GOD, '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 set My face against them. Though they have 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 'Thus I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully,' " declares the Lord GOD.

Footnotes

• [a]. Heb "YHWH," usually rendered LORD, and so throughout the ch