Ezekiel 15:1-6

Jerusalem like a Useless Vine

1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

2 "Son of man, how is the wood of the ¹vine better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest?

3 "Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can men take a peg from it on which to hang any vessel?

4 "If it has been put into the ²fire 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;

Ezekiel 15:1-6 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; Hosea 10:1
• 2. Isaiah 27:11; Ezekiel 15:6; Ezekiel 19:14

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "a work"
• [b] Or "Behold"
• [c] Lit "a work"
• [d] Lit "a work"
• [e] Lit "a work"
• [f] Heb "YHWH," usually rendered LORD, and so throughout the ch