Jerusalem, the unfaithful and useless vine, a short poem |
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Jerusalem, the unfaithful and useless vine, a short poem |
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| 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 shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned? |
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Vine
Not generally considered a tree. So what did Ezekiel's readers think of
in considering a vine? God's people had been like a vineyard. In fact,
an unproductive one is0501-7.
5 - Fire What would this mean? Read on. |
| 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.
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. 8 And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD. |
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Among
the trees The people of Jerusalem were pretending to be something
they were not. Judged as a tree they were useless. As a vine they were
about to be burned and more useless.
8 - Desolate The end result of rebellion. |
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