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Ezekiel 15
World English Bible
Ezekiel 15
World English Bible
15 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; the fire 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.
Ezekiel 15
EasyEnglish Bible
Ezekiel 15
EasyEnglish Bible
Jerusalem is like a useless vine
15 The Lord gave this message to me: 2 ‘Son of man, the wood of a vine is no better than the wood of any other tree that grows in the forest.[a] 3 Nobody can use its wood to make anything that is useful. They cannot even make pegs to hang clothes on! 4 You can throw it on a fire to make the fire burn. But after the fire has finished, only a useless black piece of vine remains. 5 It was useless before you put it on the fire. It is even more useless after the fire has burnt it. You cannot make anything with it.
6 So this is what the Almighty Lord says: Among the trees of the forest, I have provided the wood of vines to burn on a fire. In the same way, I will take the people of Jerusalem to punish them. 7 I will become their enemy. They may have escaped from the fire once, but soon the fire will destroy them. When I punish them like that, then you will know that I am the Lord. 8 They have not served me faithfully. So I will destroy their land. That is what the Almighty Lord says.’
Footnotes
- 15:2 In the picture language of the Bible, a vine often means Israel.
Ezekiel 15
New International Version
Ezekiel 15
New International Version
Jerusalem as a Useless Vine
15 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, how is the wood of a vine(A) 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?(B) Do they make pegs(C) 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?(D) 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?
6 “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: As I have given the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest as fuel for the fire, so will I treat the people living in Jerusalem. 7 I will set my face against(E) them. Although they have come out of the fire(F), the fire will yet consume them. And when I set my face against them, you will know that I am the Lord.(G) 8 I will make the land desolate(H) because they have been unfaithful,(I) declares the Sovereign Lord.”
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