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!”

EZEKIEL 15

Jerusalem Is a Useless Vine

1 Some time later, the [Lord] said:
2 Ezekiel, son of man, what happens to the wood of a grapevine after the grapes have been picked? It isn't like other trees in the forest, 3 because the wood of a grapevine can't be used to make anything, not even a small peg to hang things on. 4 It can only be used as firewood. But after its ends are burnt and its middle is charred, it can't be used for anything.

5 The wood is useless before it is burned, and afterwards, it is completely worthless.
6 I, the [Lord] God, promise that just as the wood of a grapevine is burned as firewood, 7 I will punish the people of Jerusalem with fire. Some of them have escaped one destruction, but soon they will be completely burned. And when that happens, you, Ezekiel, will know that I am the [Lord]. 8 I will make their country an empty wasteland, because they have not been loyal to me. I, the [Lord] God, have spoken.