Ezekiel 15
New American Standard Bible
Jerusalem like a Useless Vine
15 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, [a]how is the wood of the (A)vine better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest? 3 Can wood be taken from it to make [b]anything, or can even a peg be taken from it on which to hang any utensil? 4 If it has been put into the (B)fire for fuel, and the fire has consumed both of its ends and its middle part has been charred, is it then good for [c]anything? 5 Behold, while it is intact, it is not made into [d]anything. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be made into [e]anything! 6 Therefore, this is what the Lord [f]God says: ‘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; 7 and I (C)set My face against them. Though they have (D)come out of the fire, yet the fire will consume them. Then you will know that I am the Lord, when I set My face against them. 8 So I will make the land desolate, because they have (E)acted unfaithfully,’” declares the Lord God.
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- Ezekiel 15:2 Or of all the wood of the branches...what becomes of the wood of the vine
- Ezekiel 15:3 Lit a work
- Ezekiel 15:4 Lit a work
- Ezekiel 15:5 Lit a work
- Ezekiel 15:5 Lit a work
- Ezekiel 15:6 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
Ezekiel 15
Common English Bible
The vine’s wood
15 The Lord’s word came to me: 2 Human one, how is the vine’s wood better than the wood of all the trees in the forest? 3 Can you make anything useful from its wood? Can you make a peg from it and hang objects on it? 4 If not, can it be used as firewood? Fire would consume its two ends, but its middle part would only get charred. So is it useful for anything? 5 Look, even when it was whole, it was worthless. Now that the fire has consumed it, and it is charred, it’s even more useless.
6 Therefore, the Lord God proclaims: Of all the trees in the forest, I have decreed that the vine’s wood is destined to be consumed by fire. So also have I decreed for those who live in Jerusalem, 7 and I have confronted them. They may try to go out from the fire, but the fire will consume them. You will know that I am the Lord, because I confronted them. 8 I will turn the land into a ruin because they acted faithlessly, proclaims the Lord God.
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