Ezekiel 15:1

1 The word of the Lord came to me:

Ezekiel 15:1 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 15:1

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying.
] The destruction of Jerusalem had been represented under various types and similes before, as of a siege, and a sharp razor; and here of a fruitless and useless vine, only fit for the fire; which was delivered out by a spirit of prophecy. The Targum calls it the word of prophecy, as usual.

Ezekiel 15:1 In-Context

1 The word of the Lord came to me:

2 O mortal, how does the wood of the vine surpass all other wood— the vine branch that is among the trees of the forest?

3 Is wood taken from it to make anything? Does one take a peg from it on which to hang any object?

4 It is put in the fire for fuel; when the fire has consumed both ends of it and the middle of it is charred, is it useful for anything?

5 When it was whole it was used for nothing; how much less—when the fire has consumed it, and it is charred— can it ever be used for anything!