以西結書 15:2 CUNPTS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 15:1-8

The prophet, we may suppose, was thinking what a glorious city Jerusalem was, above any city in the world; it was the crown and joy of the whole earth; and therefore what a pity it was that it should be destroyed; it was a noble structure, the city of God, and the city of Israel's solemnities. But, if these were the thoughts of his heart, God here returns an answer to them by comparing Jerusalem to a vine. 1. It is true, if a vine be fruitful, it is a most valuable tree, none more so; it was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 15:2

Son of man, what is the vine tree more than any tree ,.... Or, "the wood of the vine than any wood" F2 עץ הגפן מכל עץ "lignum vitis prae omni ligno", Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Polanus, Starckius. ; it is not better than other wood; it is not so good as any other wood; nay, it is good for nothing. The fruit of the vine tree is good, but its wood is of no use: a vine tree, if it bears fruit, is valuable; but if it does not, it is of no account. The people of the Jews are... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 15:2

What is the vine tree more than any tree - It is certain that the vine is esteemed only on account of its fruit. In some countries, it is true, it grows to a considerable size and thickness: but, even then, it is not of a sufficient density to work into furniture. But whatever may be said of the stock of the vine, it is the branch that the prophet speaks of here; and I scarcely know the branch of any tree in the forest more useless than is the branch of the vine. Out of it who can even make... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 15:1-8

The worthless vine. The vine represents Israel, and in its degenerate state it stands for the fallen, corrupt nation. Our Lord has taken up the image already familiar to us from Psalms 80:1-19 and Isaiah 5:1-30 , as well as from this passage in Ezekiel, so that his Church, now regarded as the spiritual Israel, may be typified in the old analogies of the vine ( John 15:1-27 ). I. WHEREIN THE WORTH OF THE VINE CONSISTS . "What is the vine tree more than any tree?" It... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 15:1-8

The worthless vineyard. The prophet was inspired to point the reproach of the Hebrew people, by reference to their ingratitude, their unfaithfulness, and their failure to fulfil the special purpose for which they were exalted to a position of peculiar privilege. In this passage, as in a similar passage in the fifth chapter of Isaiah's prophecies, the similitude of the vine is employed to set forth, on the one hand, Divine care, culture, and forbearance; and, on the other hand, national... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 15:1-8

Useless, if fruitless. The nation of the Hebrews is often represented under the image of a vine. This, with the olive, was its staple production. It may be that ever since the visit of the spies, who brought back the gigantic cluster of grapes from Eshcol, the vine had served as a standing emblem of the empire. In the Psalms of David, and in the poetical utterances of Isaiah, frequent mention is made of Israel under the symbol of a vine. And amid the ruins of ancient buildings in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 15:1-8

The true object of the life of man. "And the word of the Lord came irate me, saying, Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree?" etc. Israel is here compared to a vine. The figure is frequently applied to her (cf Psalms 80:8-16 ; Isaiah 5:1-7 ). If a vine be fruitful, it is very highly valued. Its fruit is said to make "glad the heart of man," and to "cheer God and man." But if it be not fruitful, of what use is it? It is of no use as timber. If other trees fail to bring... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 15:2

What is the vine tree, etc.? The prophet's mind had apparently been dwelling, after the close of his previous utterance, on the imagery of earlier writers, in which Israel had appeared as the vine of Jehovah ( Genesis 49:22 ; Psalms 80:9 ; Hosea 10:1 ; Isaiah 5:1-30 .; Deuteronomy 32:32 ; Jeremiah 2:21 ), and to which he himself refers again in Ezekiel 19:10 . He saw how men might pervert that image to their own destruction. And he expands the parable, as our Lord does in ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 15:2

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. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 15:1-5

Ezekiel 15:1-5. What is the vine more than any tree? The house of Israel is often compared to a vine, which when fruitful is very profitable and valuable, but when barren is very worthless and contemptible. Of this the prophet reminds the Jews to humble them, and awaken them to a sense of the importance of bringing forth the fruits of righteousness. Or, than a branch which is among the trees of the forest? One single branch of a tree in the forest is of more use and value than the whole... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 15:1-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 15:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 15:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 15:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 15:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 15:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 15:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 15:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 15:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 15:1-5

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