The Inhabitants of Jerusalem Are Compared to Wood from Trees |
Ezekiel 15:1-8 The Book of Ezekiel [in Smaller Chunks] |
And the Word of the Lord came to me, saying, Son of man, [why] is the [wood of the] vine tree more [significant] than [the wood from] any [other] tree, or than a branch, [that] is among the trees of the forest? Shall [its] wood be taken [from it] to do any work? |
Or will men [take from it] & make [pegs from] it to hang any [handled] vessel [on it?] [Look, the wood] is [thrown] into the fire for fuel. The fire devours both ends of it & [its middle] of it is burned. Is it [good] for any work? |
[Look,] when it was whole, it wasn't [good] for [any] work. How much less shall it [still] be [good] for any work, when the fire has devoured it & it's burned? [Isaiah 44:16-17 He burns part [of it] in the fire & with part [of it,] he eats [meat] & he [turns a spit for] roasting [a] roast & is satisfied. |
[Still,] he warms himself & says, Aha, I have [watched] the fire & I'm warm. And the [rest of it,] he makes a god, even his [carved] image. He falls down to it, worships it & prays to it & says, Deliver me, for you are my god.] |
The Lord God says [this;] Therefore, [like] the [wood from] the vine tree [is] among the trees of the forest, [that] I have [set aside as] fuel for the fire, I [also] will [do the same to] the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And I will set My face against them & they shall go out from one fire & another fire shall devour them. |
And you shall know that I Am the Lord, when I set My face against them. [Ezekiel 5:11 The Lord God says; Surely as I Live, [for this reason,] I will therefore also [reduce] you & neither shall [My] eye spare, [nor] will I have any pity, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable things & abominations.] |
And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, says the Lord God. [Ezekiel 23:37-39 They have committed adultery & blood is [on] their hands. And they have committed adultery with their idols & have also caused their sons, whom they [bore] to Me, to pass through the fire, to devour them, for [idols.] |
[Additionally,] they have done this to Me. They have defiled My sanctuary & [on] the same day, have profaned My Sabbaths. For when they had [sacrificed] their children to their idols, then they came the same day into My sanctuary to profane it. And, [look,] they have done [this] in the midst of [My] house.] |