Ezekiel 15:1-5

Jerusalem as a Useless Vine

1 The word of the LORD came to me:

2 “Son of man, how is the wood of a vine different from that of a branch from any of the trees in the forest?

3 Is wood ever taken from it to make anything useful? Do they make pegs from it to hang things on?

4 And after it is thrown on the fire as fuel and the fire burns both ends and chars the middle, is it then useful for anything?

5 If it was not useful for anything when it was whole, how much less can it be made into something useful when the fire has burned it and it is charred?

Ezekiel 15:1-5 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.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 80:8-16; Isaiah 5:1-7; Isaiah 27:2-6; Jeremiah 2:21; Hosea 10:1; S John 15:2
• 2. Jeremiah 13:10
• 3. S Isaiah 22:23
• 4. Ezekiel 17:3-10; Ezekiel 19:14; John 15:6