The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Ezekiel 15
1 Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
2 “Son of man, what is the vine tree more
than any tree, the vine branch which is
among the trees of the forest?
3 Will wood be taken of it to make anything?
Will men take a pin of it to hang any
vessel on it?
4 Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel;
thefire has devoured both its ends, and the
middle of it is burned. Is it profitable for
any work?
5 Behold, when it was whole, it was
suitable for no work. How much less,
when the fire has devoured it, and it has
been burned, will it yet be suitable for any
work?”
6 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: “As
the vine wood among the trees of the forest,
which I have given to the fire for fuel,
so I will give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
7 I will set my face against them. They
will go out from the fire, but the fire will
still devour them. Then you will know that
I am Yahweh, when I set my face against
them.
8 I will make the land desolate, because
they have acted unfaithfully,” says the
Lord Yahweh.