Tree of Life Version
Ezekiel 15:2
2“Son of man, how can the wood of a vine be better than the branch of any tree that is among the trees of the forest?
Ezekiel 15:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
- New International Version (NIV)“Son of man, how is the wood of a vine different from that of a branch from any of the trees in the forest?
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any wood, the vine branch that is among the trees of the forest?
- New King James Version (NKJV)“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?
Context of Ezekiel 15:2
1The word of Adonai came to me saying: “Son of man, how can the wood of a vine be better than the branch of any tree that is among the trees of the forest? 3Can wood be taken from it to make anything useful? Can a peg be made from it to hang anything on? 4Behold, when it is cast in the fire for fuel, both ends are devoured in fire and the middle is charred—is it useful for any work?
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בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם מַה־יִּֽהְיֶ֥ה עֵץ־הַגֶּ֖פֶן מִכָּל־עֵ֑ץ הַזְּמוֹרָ֕ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה בַּעֲצֵ֥י הַיָּֽעַר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 15:2
- Deuteronomy 32:32For their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the terraces of Gomorrah. Its grapes are grapes of poison— bitter clusters on it.
- Psalms 80:8Elohei-Tzva’ot, restore us, and make Your face shine, and we will be saved.
- Isaiah 5:1Let me sing of my beloved, a song of my beloved, about His vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard in a very fertile hill.
- Jeremiah 2:21Yet I had planted you as a choice vine from completely faithful seed. How then did you become to Me a wandering wild vine?
- Hosea 10:1A luxuriant vine is Israel, who produces fruit for himself. Like the abundance of his fruit he has multiplied his altars. Like the goodness of his land, they made beautiful sacred pillars.
- Matthew 21:33“Listen to another parable. There was a master of a household who planted a vineyard. He put a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then He leased it to some tenant farmers and went on a journey.
- Mark 12:1Yeshua began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the winepress, and built a tower. He leased it to some tenant farmers and went on a journey.
- Luke 20:9Then He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time.
- John 15:1“I am the true vine, and My Father is the gardener.
- Isaiah 44:23Sing, O heavens, for Adonai has done it! Shout, depths of the earth! Break forth into singing, mountains, forest, and every tree in it! For Adonai has redeemed Jacob and will be glorified through Israel.
- Micah 3:12Therefore, because of you Zion will become a plowed field. Yes, Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, and the Temple Mount will become a high place in a forest.
- Zechariah 11:2Wail, cypress tree! For the cedar has fallen. Those majestic ones are devastated. Wail, oaks of Bashan! For the thick forest is cut down!
Commentaries on Ezekiel 15:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2What 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…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The vine - The image is grounded on a well-known figure Psalm 80:8; Isaiah 5. The comparison is not between the vine and other trees, but between the wood of the vine and the wood of other trees.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5The wood of most trees can be used to make many useful objects. Even small pieces can serve as pegs, which are simple wooden pins used to hang or hold things in place. The wood of a vine is different. It is weak and thin. It is not strong enough to make pegs or other tools. It is not even useful as firewood. It burns too quickly and does not give much heat. In this way, vine wood is completely useless.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-8This chapter represents, in the way of a brief introduction, what the sixteenth chapter details minutely. 2-3. What has the vine-wood to make it pre-eminent above other forest-wood? Nothing. Nay, the reverse. Other trees yield useful timber, but vine-wood is soft, brittle, crooked, and seldom large; not so much as a "pin" (the large wooden peg used inside houses in the East to hang household articles on, Is 22:23-25) can be made of it. Its sole excellency…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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