Ezekiel 15:2
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
3 Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
4 Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work?
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest?
- 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?
- WEB
- “Son of man, what is the vine tree more than any tree, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest?
- ASV
- Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any tree, the vine-branch which is among the trees of the forest?
- DARBY
- 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?
- BLB
- “Son of man, how is the wood of the vine more than any wood, the [vine] branch that is among the trees of the forest?
- ÅB
- Menneskesønn! Hva har veden av vintreet forut for annen ved, det vintreskudd som er vokst opp blant skogens trær?
- OTB
- "Menneskesønn, hvordan er veden fra en vintre bedre enn noen gren fra trærne i skogen?
- B1930
- Menneskesønn! Hvad har veden av vintreet forut for annen ved, det vintreskudd som er vokset op blandt skogens trær?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hosea 10:1
Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.
Read in contextIsaiah 5:1–7
Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:
Read in contextPsalms 80:8–16
Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
Read in contextLuke 20:9–16
Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 6:11
I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.
Read in contextJeremiah 2:21
Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?
Read in contextSong of Solomon 2:15
Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 7:12
Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.
Read in context