Ezekiel 15

Jerusalem, a Useless Vine

1 And the word of the Lord came to me: 2 *See ch. 2:1"Son of man, how does *See ver. 6the wood of the vine surpass any wood, the vine branch that is among the trees of the forest? 3 Is wood taken from it to make anything? Do people take *[Isa. 22:23,24]a peg from it to hang any vessel on it? 4 *[John 15:6]Behold, it is given to the fire for fuel. When the fire has consumed both ends of it, and the middle of it is charred, is it useful for anything? 5 *[ver. 3]Behold, when it was whole, it was used for nothing. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it ever be used for anything! 6 Therefore thus says the Lord God: *[ch. 17:6;Ps. 80:8;Isa. 5:1]; See ch. 19:10-14Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, *[See ver. 4above]which I have given to the fire for fuel, so have I given up the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 7 *See ch. 14:8And I will set my face against them. Though *[2 Kgs. 25:9] they escape from the fire, the fire shall yet consume them, *See ch. 6:7and you will know that I am the Lord, *See ch. 14:8when I set my face against them. 8 *ch. 6:14And I will make the land desolate, because *See ch. 14:13they have acted faithlessly, declares the Lord God."