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Ezekiel 15
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Jerusalem a Useless Vine

15 And the word of Yahweh came[a] to me, saying,[b] 2 “Son of man, how will the wood of the vine be better than[c] any of the wood of[d] the branch which is among the trees of the forest?[e] 3 Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can they take a tent peg from it to hang on it any object?[f] 4 Look! It is given to the fire as fuel. The fire will consume two of its ends, and its middle will be charred. Is it useful for anything? 5 Look! When it is in perfect condition,[g] it will not be used for anything, how much less[h] when the fire has consumed it[i] and it is charred; and then can it be used again for anything? 6 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Just like[j] the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest[k] which I gave to the fire for fuel, so I have given the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 7 And I will set my face against them. From the fire they mayescape,[l] but the fire will yet consume them, and they will know that I am Yahweh when I set my face against them.[m] 8 And I will make the land a desolation because they acted very unfaithfully!”[n] declares[o] the Lord Yahweh.

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 15:1 Literally “was”
  2. Ezekiel 15:1 Literally “to say”
  3. Ezekiel 15:2 Literally “more than”
  4. Ezekiel 15:2 Literally “all of the wood of”
  5. Ezekiel 15:2 Or “wood”
  6. Ezekiel 15:3 Or “vessel”
  7. Ezekiel 15:5 Literally “In being it perfect”
  8. Ezekiel 15:5 Literally “indeed”
  9. Ezekiel 15:5 Literally “for if fire has consumed it”
  10. Ezekiel 15:6 Literally “As that”
  11. Ezekiel 15:6 Or “wood”
  12. Ezekiel 15:7 Literally “go out”
  13. Ezekiel 15:7 Literally “in to set me my face against them”
  14. Ezekiel 15:8 Literally “they displayed infidelity”
  15. Ezekiel 15:8 Literally “declaration of”
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Ezekiel 15
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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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