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Is a vine’s wood as useful as the wood of a tree?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any wood, the vine branch that is among the trees of the forest?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, <i>or than</i> a branch which is among the trees of the forest?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Son of man, how is the wood of the vine <i>better</i> than any other wood, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Son of man, how is the wood of the vine <i>better</i> than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Son of man, how is the wood of the vine <i>better</i> than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Son of man, how is the wood of the vine <i>better</i> than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Son of man, how is the wood of the grapevine (Israel) better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Son of man, how does the wood of the vine, that branch among the trees of the forest, compare to any other wood?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Son of man, how does the wood of the vine, that branch among the trees of the forest, compare to any other wood? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any tree, the vine-branch which is among the trees of the forest?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Ezekiel, son of man, what happens to the wood of a grapevine after the grapes have been picked? It isn't like other trees in the forest, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Son of man, what good is the wood from a vine? Is it better than the wood from a tree in the forest?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Mortal man," he said, "how does a vine compare with a tree? What good is a branch of a grapevine compared with the trees of the forest? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Son of Man, how does wood from a vine compare to a branch taken from any of the trees in the forest? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Son of man, of all the woody branches among the trees of the forest, what happens to the wood of the vine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Son of man, what is the vine tree more than any tree, the vine-branch which is among the trees of the forest?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Son of man, What is the vine-tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Son of man, what is the vine tree more than any tree, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Son of man, "" What is the vine-tree more than any tree? The vine-branch that has been, "" Among trees of the forest?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Son of man, What is the vine-tree more than any tree? The vine-branch that hath been, Among trees of the forest?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Son of man, what is the tree of the vine above every tree, the vine-shoot which was upon the trees of the forest.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Son of man, what shall be made of the wood of the vine, out of all the trees of the woods that are among the trees of the forests? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Son of man, what can be made from the stalk of a vine, compared to all the plants of the woods that are among the trees of the forests?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Son of man, what makes the wood of the vine Better than the wood of branches found on the trees in the forest? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />O mortal, how does the wood of the vine surpass all other wood— the vine branch that is among the trees of the forest?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Son of man, What shall happen to the wood of the vine more than to any wood, or to any branch of the trees which are among the trees of the forest?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />“Son of man, what shall happen to wood of the vine more than all the wood of a branch that is in the woods of the forest?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any tree, the vine branch which grew up among the trees of the forest?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou, son of man - of all the wood, of the branches that are among the trees of the forest, what shall be made of the wood of the vine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/15-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=3399" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/15.htm">Jerusalem the Useless Vine</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">“Son</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">of man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">how</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">does</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘êṣ- (N-msc) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">the wood</a> <a href="/hebrew/1612.htm" title="1612: hag·ge·p̄en (Art:: N-cs) -- A vine. From an unused root meaning to bend; a vine, especially the grape.">of the vine</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kāl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">surpass</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘êṣ (N-msc) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">any other</a> <a href="/hebrew/2156.htm" title="2156: haz·zə·mō·w·rāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Branch, twig, shoot. Or zmorah; and zmor; from zamar; a twig.">branch</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ba·‘ă·ṣê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">among the trees</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3293.htm" title="3293: hay·yā·‘ar (Art:: N-ms) -- From an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure; a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb.">in the forest?</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-6</a></span><br />“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a></span><br />I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! / “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33-41</a></span><br />Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-24</a></span><br />Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. / You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Psalm 80:8-16</a></span><br />You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it. / You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land. / The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-1.htm">Hosea 10:1</a></span><br />Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-21.htm">Jeremiah 2:21</a></span><br />I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-6.htm">Luke 13:6-9</a></span><br />Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. / So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ / ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-2.htm">Isaiah 27:2-6</a></span><br />In that day: “Sing about a fruitful vineyard. / I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it; / I am not angry. If only thorns and briers confronted Me, I would march and trample them, I would burn them to the ground. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Mark 12:1-9</a></span><br />Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. / But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-32.htm">Deuteronomy 32:32-33</a></span><br />But their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poisonous; their clusters are bitter. / Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-19.htm">Matthew 7:19</a></span><br />Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-8.htm">John 15:8</a></span><br />This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-14.htm">Isaiah 44:14-15</a></span><br />He cuts down cedars or retrieves a cypress or oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow. / It serves as fuel for man. He takes some of it to warm himself, and he kindles a fire and bakes his bread. He also fashions it into a god and worships it; he makes an idol and bows down to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-30.htm">2 Kings 19:30-31</a></span><br />And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above. / For a remnant will go forth from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Son of man, what is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?</p><p class="hdg">What.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-32.htm">Deuteronomy 32:32,33</a></b></br> For their vine <i>is</i> of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes <i>are</i> grapes of gall, their clusters <i>are</i> bitter: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Psalm 80:8-16</a></b></br> Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/2-13.htm">Song of Solomon 2:13,15</a></b></br> The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines <i>with</i> the tender grape give a <i>good</i> smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away… </p><p class="hdg">among</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-23.htm">Isaiah 44:23</a></b></br> Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done <i>it</i>: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a></b></br> Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed <i>as</i> a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/11-2.htm">Zechariah 11:2</a></b></br> Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">Better</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-17.htm">Branch</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-2.htm">Branching</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-23.htm">Forest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-28.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-28.htm">Surpass</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-13.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-22.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-32.htm">Vine</a> <a href="/numbers/6-4.htm">Vine-Tree</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-13.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-23.htm">Woods</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/36-11.htm">Better</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-3.htm">Branch</a> <a href="/hosea/10-1.htm">Branching</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-6.htm">Forest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-7.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-19.htm">Surpass</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-6.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-6.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-6.htm">Vine</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-6.htm">Vine-Tree</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-3.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-6.htm">Woods</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/15-1.htm">By the unfitness of the vine branch for any work</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/15-6.htm">is shown the rejection of Jerusalem</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Son of man</b><br>This phrase is a common title used by God to address Ezekiel, appearing over 90 times in the book. It emphasizes Ezekiel's humanity and his role as a representative of the people. The term "Son of man" is also used in the New Testament, notably by Jesus to refer to Himself, highlighting His incarnation and identification with humanity (e.g., <a href="/matthew/8-20.htm">Matthew 8:20</a>).<p><b>how does the wood of the vine surpass</b><br>The vine is often used in Scripture as a symbol for Israel (e.g., <a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Psalm 80:8-16</a>, <a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>). Here, the question implies a comparison of value and purpose. The wood of the vine is not known for its strength or utility like other trees, suggesting that Israel's worth is not in its inherent qualities but in its relationship with God. This can be seen as a call to humility and dependence on God.<p><b>any other branch among the trees in the forest?</b><br>This phrase contrasts the vine with other trees, which are typically more robust and useful for construction or fuel. The rhetorical question underscores the idea that Israel, like the vine, is chosen not for its own merit but for God's purposes. This imagery is echoed in <a href="/john/15.htm">John 15:1-8</a>, where Jesus describes Himself as the true vine, and His followers as branches, emphasizing the necessity of abiding in Him for spiritual fruitfulness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/son_of_man.htm">Son of Man</a></b><br>A term used by God to address Ezekiel, emphasizing his humanity and role as a prophet.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/v/vine.htm">Vine</a></b><br>Symbolically represents Israel, often used in the Bible to depict the nation’s relationship with God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/trees_of_the_forest.htm">Trees of the Forest</a></b><br>Represents the nations surrounding Israel, often seen as more robust and self-sufficient compared to the vine.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The historical context in which Ezekiel prophesied, a time of judgment and reflection for Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_the_vine.htm">The Value of the Vine</a></b><br>The vine, representing Israel, is valuable only when it fulfills its purpose of bearing fruit. Without fruit, it is no better than any other wood.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/purpose_and_fruitfulness.htm">Purpose and Fruitfulness</a></b><br>Like the vine, believers are called to bear spiritual fruit. Our value in God's kingdom is tied to our faithfulness and fruitfulness in His service.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_accountability.htm">Judgment and Accountability</a></b><br>God holds His people accountable for their actions. Just as the vine is judged for its fruitlessness, so are we accountable for our spiritual productivity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>The vine's strength and fruitfulness come from its connection to the source. Believers must remain connected to Christ to thrive spiritually.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflection_and_repentance.htm">Reflection and Repentance</a></b><br>The passage calls for self-examination and repentance. Are we fulfilling our God-given purpose, or are we like the fruitless vine?<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_no_data_weaken_ezekiel_15's_claim.htm">Does the lack of historical or archaeological data supporting the vine metaphor undermine Ezekiel 15’s credibility? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_15_2-3_view_vines.htm">How does Ezekiel 15:2–3 reconcile the vine’s supposed worthlessness with other biblical passages celebrating vines as symbols of blessing? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_ezekiel_15_edited_or_added_later.htm">Is there any evidence that Ezekiel 15 was edited or added later, indicating multiple sources or authors?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_15_conflict_with_god's_promises.htm">Could Ezekiel 15 conflict with covenant promises in earlier texts, suggesting inconsistencies in God’s character? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">What is the vine tree,</span> etc.? The prophet's mind had apparently been dwelling, after the close of his previous utterance, on the imagery of earlier writers, in which Israel had appeared as the vine of Jehovah (<a href="/genesis/49-22.htm">Genesis 49:22</a>; <a href="/psalms/80-9.htm">Psalm 80:9</a>; <a href="/hosea/10-1.htm">Hosea 10:1</a>; <a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/32-32.htm">Deuteronomy 32:32</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/2-21.htm">Jeremiah 2:21</a>), and to which he himself refers again in <a href="/ezekiel/19-10.htm">Ezekiel 19:10</a>. He saw how men might pervert that image to their own destruction. And he expands the parable, as our Lord does in <a href="/john/15.htm">John 15</a>. Men might dwell, perhaps were actually dwelling, on the thought that they were branches of the true vine, and therefore could not perish. He exposes the groundlessness of that hope in tones of scornful sarcasm. If the vine did not bear fruit, or if it only brought forth wild grapes, then its special excellence was gone, and it challenged comparison with other trees only as a timber tree, and what was its worth as such? If Israel was not true to its vocation, it was poorer and weaker than the heathen nations round it. So far the general thought is clear. In dealing with details, we note that the words in italics, "or than," should disappear, and that the words should stand as in the Revised Version, <span class="accented">What is the vine more than any tree, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest?</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/15-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of man,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָדָ֕ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">how</span><br /><span class="heb">מַה־</span> <span class="translit">(mah-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">does</span><br /><span class="heb">יִּֽהְיֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wood</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵץ־</span> <span class="translit">(‘êṣ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the vine</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגֶּ֖פֶן</span> <span class="translit">(hag·ge·p̄en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1612.htm">Strong's 1612: </a> </span><span class="str2">A vine, the grape</span><br /><br /><span class="word">surpass</span><br /><span class="heb">מִכָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(mik·kāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">any [other]</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֑ץ</span> <span class="translit">(‘êṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">branch</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזְּמוֹרָ֕ה</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zə·mō·w·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2156.htm">Strong's 2156: </a> </span><span class="str2">Branch, twig, shoot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among the trees</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּעֲצֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(ba·‘ă·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the forest?</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיָּֽעַר׃</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yā·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3293.htm">Strong's 3293: </a> </span><span class="str2">A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/15-2.htm">Ezekiel 15:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/15-2.htm">Ezekiel 15:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/15-2.htm">Ezekiel 15:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/15-2.htm">Ezekiel 15:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/15-2.htm">Ezekiel 15:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/15-2.htm">Ezekiel 15:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/15-2.htm">Ezekiel 15:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/15-2.htm">Ezekiel 15:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/15-2.htm">Ezekiel 15:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/15-2.htm">Ezekiel 15:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/15-2.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 15:2 Son of man what is the vine (Ezek. 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