Ezekiel 15:1

New Revised Standard

The word of the Lord came to me:

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the word of the Lord came to me:

Hebrew Names Version
The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

King James Version
And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

English Standard Version
And the word of the Lord came to me:

New American Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

New Century Version
The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

Amplified Bible
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

World English Bible
The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And ye word of ye Lord came vnto me, saying,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Contemporary English Version
Some time later, the Lord said:

Complete Jewish Bible
The word of Adonai came to me:

Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Easy-to-Read Version
Then the word of the Lord came to me. He said,

George Lamsa Translation
AND the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Good News Translation
The Lord spoke to me.

Lexham English Bible
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Literal Translation
And the Word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The worde of the LORDE came vnto me, sayenge:

American Standard Version
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Bible in Basic English
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

King James Version (1611)
And the word of ye Lord came vnto me, saying.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

English Revised Version
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad to me,

Update Bible Version
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

New English Translation
The word of the Lord came to me:

New King James Version
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying:

New Living Translation
Then this message came to me from the Lord :

New Life Bible
Then the Word of the Lord came to me saying,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the word of Yahweh came unto me saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Revised Standard Version
And the word of the LORD came to me:

Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:

THE MESSAGE
God 's Message came to me: "Son of man, how would you compare the wood of a vine with the branches of any tree you'd find in the forest? Is vine wood ever used to make anything? Is it used to make pegs to hang things from?

Contextual Overview

¹ The word of the Lord came to me: ² O mortal, how does the wood of the vine surpass all other wood— the vine branch that is among the trees of the forest? ³ Is wood taken from it to make anything? Does one take a peg from it on which to hang any object? ⁴ It is put in the fire for fuel; when the fire has consumed both ends of it and the middle of it is charred, is it useful for anything? ⁵ When it was whole it was used for nothing; how much less—when the fire has consumed it, and it is charred— can it ever be used for anything! ⁶ Therefore thus says the Lord God : 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 inhabitants of Jerusalem. ⁷ I will set my face against them; although they escape from the fire, the fire shall still consume them; and you shall know that I am the Lord , when I set my face against them. ⁸ And I will make the land desolate, because they have acted faithlessly, says the Lord God .

Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: Hosea 10:1 - General Hosea 12:10 - used

Cross-References

Genesis 15:1
After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, "Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great."

Genesis 15:2
But Abram said, "O Lord God , what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"

Genesis 15:3
And Abram said, "You have given me no offspring, and so a slave born in my house is to be my heir."

Genesis 15:4
But the word of the Lord came to him, "This man shall not be your heir; no one but your very own issue shall be your heir."

Genesis 15:5
He brought him outside and said, "Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them." Then he said to him, "So shall your descendants be."

Genesis 15:6
And he believed the Lord ; and the Lord reckoned it to him as righteousness.

Genesis 15:10
He brought him all these and cut them in two, laying each half over against the other; but he did not cut the birds in two.

Genesis 15:14
but I will bring judgment on the nation that they serve, and afterward they shall come out with great possessions.

Genesis 15:16
And they shall come back here in the fourth generation; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete."

Genesis 15:17
When the sun had gone down and it was dark, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. The destruction of Jerusalem had been represented under various types and similes before, as of a siege, and a sharp razor; and here of a fruitless and useless vine, only fit for the fire; which was delivered out by a spirit of prophecy. The Targum calls it the word of prophecy, as usual.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XV

The Jewish nation, about to be destroyed by the Chaldeans,

compared to a barren vine which is fit for nothing but to be

cast into the fire, 1-8.

NOTES ON CHAP. XV