Ezekiel 15:4

And after a branch of a grapevine is thrown into a fire, and the fire burns both ends and chars/scorches the branch in the middle, will it then be useful for anything?

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

3No one [RHQ] ever takes a branch of a grapevine and makes anything useful from it. No one [RHQ] even makes pegs from them to hang things on.

5No; if it was not useful for anything before it was burned, it certainly cannot be made into something useful after the fire has burned and charred it.

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Cross References

Isaiah 1:31Those among you who are very strong will become like [MET] dry wood, and the work they do will be like [MET] a spark; both they and the evil things that they do will burn up completely, and no one will be able to put out the fire.

Ezekiel 19:14A fire started to burn its stem, and then started to burn the branches and burned all the grapes. Now not even one strong branch remains; they will never become scepters for a king.’ That funeral song must be sung very sadly.”

Malachi 4:1This is also what the Commander of the armies of angels says: “There will be a time that I will judge and punish people. When that happens, it will be like [SIM] a very hot furnace. At that time, all the proud and wicked people will be burned up like [MET] stubble burns. They will be burned up completely, like roots and branches and everything else on a tree burns completely in a very hot fire.

John 15:6A gardener cuts off and throws away useless branches. Then, after they dry up, he picks them up and throws them into a fire and burns them [SIM]. Similarly, everyone who does not remain having a close relationship with me, God will get rid of.

Hebrews 12:29Remember that the God we worship/serve is like a fire that burns up everything that is impure [MET]!

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 →

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