Ezekiel 15

Berean Standard Bible

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The word of the Lord came to Ezekiel, asking how the wood of the vine compares to other trees in the forest and whether it can be used to make useful objects or pegs. The text states that vine wood is only good for fuel, and once it is burned and charred by fire, it is completely useless for manufacturing purposes. The Lord GOD then declares that just like the vine wood given to the fire, He will give up the inhabitants of Jerusalem. He states that He will set His face against them so that even if they escape one fire, another fire will consume them. Consequently, the Lord affirms that He will make the land desolate because the people have acted unfaithfully.

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¹Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ²“Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest? ³Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils? ⁴No, it is cast into the fire for fuel. The fire devours both ends, and the middle is charred. Can it be useful for anything? ⁵Even when it was whole, it could not be made useful. How much less can it ever be useful when the fire has consumed it and charred it! ⁶Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give up the people of Jerusalem. ⁷And I will set My face against them. Though they may have escaped the fire, yet another fire will consume them. And when I set My face against them, you will know that I am the LORD. ⁸Thus I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully,’ declares the Lord GOD.”

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