Bible Chapter Summary
Ezekiel 15 Summary
Jerusalem as a Useless Vine
God poses a riddle asking what value a vine tree has compared to other forest wood when its wood cannot be used for any work and is fit only for fuel. God compares Jerusalem to a vine that has been cast into the fire, with its ends and middle burned. God declares that as this useless vine is given to fire for fuel, so He will make the inhabitants of Jerusalem to pass through fire—they shall go out of one fire only to be devoured by another. God will set His face against them, making the land desolate because of their trespass.
Key themes
Key verses
Ezekiel 15:2
“Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?”
Ezekiel 15:6
“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.”
Ezekiel 15:7
“And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.”
Ezekiel 15:8
“And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD.”
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