Ezekiel 15

1 And the word of Jehovah came unto 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 Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?4 Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire hath devoured both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned: is it profitable for any work?5 Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned, shall it yet be meet for any work!6 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As the vine-tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.7 And I will set my face against them; they shall go forth from the fire, but the fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah, when I set my face against them.8 And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Ezekiel 15

Chapter 15

Jerusalem—a Useless Vine

1 Then this message came to me from the LORD:2 “Son of man, how does a grapevine compare to a tree? Is a vine’s wood as useful as the wood of a tree?3 Can its wood be used for making things, like pegs to hang up pots and pans?4 No, it can only be used for fuel, and even as fuel, it burns too quickly.

5 Vines are useless both before and after being put into the fire!
6 “And this is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Jerusalem are like grapevines growing among the trees of the forest. Since they are useless, I have thrown them on the fire to be burned.7 And I will see to it that if they escape from one fire, they will fall into another. When I turn against them, you will know that I am the LORD.

8 And I will make the land desolate because my people have been unfaithful to me. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!”