Ezekiel 15

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 15 of 48

¹ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,

² Son of man, how is the vine tree more than any other tree, or than a branch that is among the trees of the forest?

³ Shall wood be taken from it to do work? Or will men take from it for a peg to hang every vessel on it?

Chapter Summary

By the unfitness of the vine branch for any work is shown the rejection of Jerusalem.

גֶּ֫פֶן vine H1612 · TWOT 372a

עֵץ tree, wood H6086 · TWOT 1670a

אֵשׁ fire H784 · TWOT 172

אָכַל devour H398 · TWOT 85

מְלָאכָה work, use H4399 · TWOT 1068b

שִׁמָמָה desolation H8077 · TWOT 2409c

Ezekiel

The prophet addressed as 'son of man,' given the parable of the useless vine to announce Jerusalem's rejection.

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