Matthew Henry Commentary Ezekiel 15:1-8

"And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any tree, the vine-branch which is among the trees of the forest? Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? 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? Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned, shall it yet be meet for any work! Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: 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. 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. And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord Jehovah." — Ezekiel 15:1-8 (ASV)

Jerusalem like an unfruitful vine.

If a vine is fruitful, it is valuable. But if it is not fruitful, it is worthless and useless; it is cast into the fire.

Thus, man is capable of yielding precious fruit in living to God. This is the sole end of his existence. And if he fails in this, he is of no use but to be destroyed.

What blindness then attaches to those who live in the total neglect of God and of true religion! This similitude is applied to Jerusalem.

Let us beware of an unfruitful profession. Let us come to Christ, and seek to abide in him, and to have his words abide in us.