Albert Barnes Commentary Ezekiel 15
Albert Barnes Commentary
Ezekiel 15
Albert Barnes Commentary
Ezekiel 15
"Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any tree, the vine-branch which is among the trees of the forest?" — Ezekiel 15:2 (ASV)
The vine ... - The image is grounded on a well-known figure (Psalms 80:8); (Isaiah 5:0). The comparison is not between the vine and other trees, but between the wood of the vine and the wood of other trees.
"Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire hath devoured both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned: is it profitable for any work?" — Ezekiel 15:4 (ASV)
Behold, it is cast into the fire—The wood is in itself useless for any purpose; but what if it has been cast into the fire and is half burned—what good is it then?
"And I will set my face against them; they shall go forth from the fire, but the fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah, when I set my face against them." — Ezekiel 15:7 (ASV)
They shall go out ... — Rather, they have gone forth from the fire, and the fire shall devour them. The condition of the people is here depicted. The people of Israel — as a whole and as separate kingdoms — had become worthless. The branch torn from the living stem had truly been cast into the fire, which had devoured both ends of it; what remained was a brand plucked from the burning. Those who had escaped the general calamity were reserved for a like fate. .
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