WORLD ENGLISH BIBLE · PUBLIC DOMAIN
Ezekiel 15
Chapter 15 of 48 in Ezekiel. Read the complete chapter below, then use the Kweeble reflection prompts to study it in context.
1 Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
2 “Son of man, what is the vine tree more than any tree, the vine-branch which is among the trees of the forest?
3 Will wood be taken of it to make anything? Will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel on it?
4 Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire has devoured both its ends, and the middle of it is burned. Is it profitable for any work?
5 Behold, when it was whole, it was suitable for no work. How much less, when the fire has devoured it, and it has been burned, will it yet be suitable for any work?”
6 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: “As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
7 I will set my face against them. They will go out from the fire, but the fire will devour them. Then you will know that I am Yahweh, when I set my face against them.
8 I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass,” says the Lord Yahweh.
Reflect on Ezekiel 15
- What does this chapter reveal about God, people or faithful living?
- Which verse needs more context from the chapters before and after it?
- What question, prayer or responsible next step will you carry forward?
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