Yǐsījiēshū 15:4

4 Kàn nǎ , yǐjing pāo zaì huǒ zhōng dāng zuò chái shāo , huǒ jì shāo le liǎng tóu , zhōngjiān yĕ beì shāo le , hái yǒu yì yú gōng yòng ma .

Yǐsījiēshū 15:4 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 15:4

Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel,
That is; a vine tree when cut down, or a branch when cut off, it is good for nothing else; and that is the use it is generally put to; see ( John 15:6 ) ; and this, it is suggested, would be the end of the Jewish nation; who were become by their sins like a wild vine, and were fit fuel for the fire of divine wrath: the fire devoureth both the ends of it;
the branch cast into it, and so is quickly consumed. Kimchi explains this by ( Isaiah 9:12 ) ; "the Syrians before, and the Philistines behind, and they devour Israel with open mouth"; and Abendana of the ten tribes; but it seems only to design how soon the fire takes it; and how inevitable the consumption is when it is fired at both ends: and the midst of it is burnt:
presently; it being dried, and reduced to a brand by the heat of the fire at both ends: this Kimchi interprets of the city of Jerusalem, which was in the midst of the land: is it meet for [any] work?
no; for if it was not fit for any work when cut down, or cut off, much less when burnt in the fire.

Yǐsījiēshū 15:4 In-Context

2 Rénzǐ a , pútàoshù bǐ bié yàng shù yǒu shénme jiàng chù . pútào zhī bǐ zhòng shùzhī yǒu shénme hǎo chù .

3 Qí shang kĕyǐ qǔ mù liào zuò shénme gōng yòng , kĕyǐ qǔ lái zuò dīng zǐ guà shénme qìmǐn ma .

4 Kàn nǎ , yǐjing pāo zaì huǒ zhōng dāng zuò chái shāo , huǒ jì shāo le liǎng tóu , zhōngjiān yĕ beì shāo le , hái yǒu yì yú gōng yòng ma .

5 Wánquán de shíhou shàngqiĕ bù héhū shénme gōng yòng , hékuàng beì huǒshào huaì , hái néng héhū shénme gōng yòng ma .

6 Suǒyǐ , zhǔ Yēhéhuá rúcǐ shuō , zhòng shù yǐ neì de pútàoshù , wǒ zĕnyàng shǐ tā zaì huǒ zhōng dāng chái , yĕ bì zhàoyàng dāi Yēlùsǎlĕng de jūmín .