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THE MESSAGE
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, what is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a 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 all these things, this word of God came to Abram in a vision: "Don't be afraid, Abram. I'm your shield. Your reward will be grand!"
Abram said, " God , Master, what use are your gifts as long as I'm childless and Eliezer of Damascus is going to inherit everything?" Abram continued, "See, you've given me no children, and now a mere house servant is going to get it all."
Then God 's Message came: "Don't worry, he won't be your heir; a son from your body will be your heir."
And he believed! Believed God ! God declared him "Set-Right-with-God."
Abraham spoke to the senior servant in his household, the one in charge of everything he had, "Put your hand under my thigh and swear by God —God of Heaven, God of Earth—that you will not get a wife for my son from among the young women of the Canaanites here, but will go to the land of my birth and get a wife for my son Isaac."
The servant took ten of his master's camels and, loaded with gifts from his master, traveled to Aram Naharaim and the city of Nahor. Outside the city, he made the camels kneel at a well. It was evening, the time when the women came to draw water. He prayed, "O God , God of my master Abraham, make things go smoothly this day; treat my master Abraham well! As I stand here by the spring while the young women of the town come out to get water, let the girl to whom I say, ‘Lower your jug and give me a drink,' and who answers, ‘Drink, and let me also water your camels'—let her be the woman you have picked out for your servant Isaac. Then I'll know that you're working graciously behind the scenes for my master."
Isaac prayed hard to God for his wife because she was barren. God answered his prayer and Rebekah became pregnant. But the children tumbled and kicked inside her so much that she said, "If this is the way it's going to be, why go on living?" She went to God to find out what was going on. God told her, Two nations are in your womb, two peoples butting heads while still in your body. One people will overpower the other, and the older will serve the younger.
So they went up to Joseph's house steward and talked to him in the doorway. They said, "Listen, master. We came down here one other time to buy food. On our way home, the first night out we opened our bags and found our money at the mouth of the bag—the exact amount we'd paid. We've brought it all back and have plenty more to buy more food with. We have no idea who put the money in our bags."
Joseph ordered his house steward: "Fill the men's bags with food—all they can carry—and replace each one's money at the top of the bag. Then put my chalice, my silver chalice, in the top of the bag of the youngest, along with the money for his food." He did as Joseph ordered.
Don't you see that children are God 's best gift? the fruit of the womb his generous legacy? Like a warrior's fistful of arrows are the children of a vigorous youth. Oh, how blessed are you parents, with your quivers full of children! Your enemies don't stand a chance against you; you'll sweep them right off your doorstep.
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 עץ הגפן מכל עץ "lignum vitis prae omni ligno", Montanus, Junius Tremellius, Polanus, Starckius. c הזמורה "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.
