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Ezekiel 15:2
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“Son of man, how does the wood of the vine, that branch among the trees of the forest, compare to any other wood?
Son of man, what is the vine tree more than any tree, the vine-branch which is among the trees of the forest?
"Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any wood, the vine branch that is among the trees of the forest?
"Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
"Human, is the wood of the vine better than the wood of any tree in the forest?
"Son of man, how is the wood of the grapevine (Israel) better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
Son of man, what is the vine tree more than any tree, the vine-branch which is among the trees of the forest?
Sonne of man, what commeth of the vine tree aboue all other trees? and of the vine braunch, which is among the trees of ye forest?
"Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
"Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
"Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest?
Ezekiel, son of man, what happens to the wood of a grapevine after the grapes have been picked? It isn't like other trees in the forest,
"Human being, why should wood from a grapevine be better than some other kind of wood, than some branch that one might find among the trees of the forest?
Son of man, what is the wood of the vine more than any wood, the vine-branch, which is among the trees of the forest?
"Son of man, are the pieces of wood from a grapevine any better than the little branches cut from trees in the forest?
Son of man, What shall happen to the wood of the vine more than to any wood, or to any branch of the trees which are among the trees of the forest?
"Mortal man," he said, "how does a vine compare with a tree? What good is a branch of a grapevine compared with the trees of the forest?
"Son of man, how will the wood of the vine be better than any of the wood of the branch which is among the trees of the forest?
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?
Thou sonne of man: What commeth of the vyne amonge all other trees? and of the wyne stocke, amoge all other tymbre of the groaue?
Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any tree, the vine-branch which is among the trees of the forest?
Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any branching tree which is among the trees of the woods?
'Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any tree, the vine branch which grew up among the trees of the forest?
Sonne of man, What is the Uine tree more then any tree, or then a branch which is among the trees of the forrest?
Thou sonne of man, what commeth of the vine tree, more then of euery other tree, & of the wylde vine stocke among other trees of the forest?
And thou, son of man—of all the wood, of the branches that are among the trees of the forest, what shall be made of the wood of the vine?
Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest?
and he seide, Sone of man, what schal be don to the tre of a vyne, of alle the trees of woodis, that ben among the trees of woodis?
Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any tree, the vine-branch which is among the trees of the forest?
Son of man, What is the vine-tree more than any tree, [or than] a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
"Son of man, of all the woody branches among the trees of the forest, what happens to the wood of the vine?
"Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any other wood, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest?
"Son of man, how does a grapevine compare to a tree? Is a vine's wood as useful as the wood of a tree?
"Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any wood of a branch among the trees?
O mortal, how does the wood of the vine surpass all other wood— the vine branch that is among the trees of the forest?
Son of man, What can the vine-tree be more than any other tree, - any branch which hath been found among the trees of the forest?
Son of man, what shall be made of the wood of the vine, out of all the trees of the woods that are among the trees of the forests?
"Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any wood, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest?
`Son of man, What is the vine-tree more than any tree? The vine-branch that hath been, Among trees of the forest?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
What: The vine is only noble and useful while producing fruit: for, when cut down, its wood is fit only for fuel. So Israel, having ceased to be fruitful, they are good for nothing, but, like a withered branch of a vine, to be burnt. Deuteronomy 32:32, Deuteronomy 32:33, Psalms 80:8-16, Song of Solomon 2:13, Song of Solomon 2:15, Song of Solomon 6:11, Song of Solomon 7:12, Song of Solomon 8:11, Song of Solomon 8:12, Isaiah 5:1-7, Jeremiah 2:21, Hosea 10:1, Matthew 21:33-41, Mark 12:1-9, Luke 20:9-16, John 15:1-6
among: Isaiah 44:23, Micah 3:12, Zechariah 11:2
Reciprocal: Isaiah 27:11 - the boughs Jeremiah 24:2 - naughty Ezekiel 2:1 - Son Ezekiel 15:6 - General Ezekiel 19:10 - like Hosea 11:6 - consume Matthew 3:10 - is hewn Matthew 7:19 - bringeth Matthew 25:30 - cast Luke 3:9 - General Luke 23:31 - General John 15:4 - As Hebrews 6:8 - whose
Cross-References
After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
And, behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.
And he believed in the Lord ; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Son of man, what is the vine tree more than any tree,.... Or, "the wood of the vine than any wood" b; it is not better than other wood; it is not so good as any other wood; nay, it is good for nothing. The fruit of the vine tree is good, but its wood is of no use: a vine tree, if it bears fruit, is valuable; but if it does not, it is of no account. The people of the Jews are often compared to a vine, who, while they brought forth good fruit, were in esteem; but, when they became like an empty and fruitless vine, were rejected as good for nothing, Psalms 80:8; they were originally no better than others; what they had were owing to the grace and goodness of God; and when they degenerated, they were the worst of all people:
[or than] a branch which is among the trees of the forest? a vine tree that bears fruit is better than a tree of the forest, or than a branch of one that is unfruitful; but a vine tree that does not bear fruit is not so good; because the wood of the one may be useful when the other is not; though the words may be better rendered, even "the branch [of a wild vine] which is among the trees of the forest" c; and so it explains what vine tree is spoken of; not a fruitful one in the vineyards, but a wild and barren one in the forest. So Jarchi paraphrases the words,
"not of the vine in the vineyards, which bears fruit, speak I unto thee; but of the branch of the vine which grows in the forests;''
and so Kimchi,
"I do not ask thee of the vine tree which beareth fruit, for that is valuable; but of the branch (of the wild vine) which is among the trees of the forest, and is as they that do not bear fruit, concerning that I ask thee; for even it is not as the trees of the forest; for the trees of the forest, though they do not bear fruit, they are fit to do work of them, to make vessels of them, and to floor houses with them; but the wood of this vine is not so.''
b ×¢×¥ ×××¤× ××× ×¢×¥ "lignum vitis prae omni ligno", Montanus, Junius Tremellius, Polanus, Starckius. c ×××××¨× "surculus", Cocceius "surculus vitis", Starckius; "vitis sylvestris", Munster. So Ben Melech interprets the branch, of a vine.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The vine ... - The image is grounded on a well-known figure Psalms 80:8; Isaiah 5:0. The comparison is not between the vine and other trees, but between the wood of the vine and the wood of other trees.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ezekiel 15:2. What is the vine tree more than any tree — It is certain that the vine is esteemed only on account of its fruit. In some countries, it is true, it grows to a considerable size and thickness: but, even then, it is not of a sufficient density to work into furniture. But whatever may be said of the stock of the vine, it is the branch that the prophet speaks of here; and I scarcely know the branch of any tree in the forest more useless than is the branch of the vine. Out of it who can even make a pin to drive into a mud wall, or hang any vessel on? A vine would never be cultivated for the sake of its wood; it is really worthless but as it bears fruit. What is Israel? Good for nothing, but as God influenced them to bring forth fruit to his glory. But now that they have ceased to be fruitful, they are good for nothing, but, like a withered branch of the vine, to be burnt.
