Ezekiel 15:8
And I will give up the land to ruin, because they have utterly transgressed, saith the Lord.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 6:11And I said, How long, O Lord? And he said, Until the cities be deserted + 6:11 Compare use of παρὰ, Jer. 40. 10,12; also 1 Cor. 12. 15,16.by reason of their not being inhabited, and the houses by reason of there being no men, and the land shall be left desolate.
Jeremiah 25:10And I will destroy from among them the voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the scent of ointment, and the light of a candle.
Ezekiel 14:13Son of man, if a land shall sin against me by committing a trespass, then will I stretch out my hand upon it, and will break its staff of bread, and will send forth famine upon it, and cut off from it man and beast.
Ezekiel 33:29And they shall know that I am the Lord; and I will make their land desert, and it shall be made desolate because of all their abominations which they have wrought.
Zephaniah 1:18And their silver and their gold shall in nowise be able to rescue them in the day of the Lord's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy; for he will bring a speedy destruction on all them that inhabit the land.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 15:2-8
Jerusalem a Condemned Vine. ( b. c. 593.) 1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 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? 5 Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less… Read the whole commentary →