Ezekiel 15

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 15

Ezekiel has again and again, in God's name, foretold the utter ruin of Jerusalem; but, it should seem, he finds it hard to reconcile himself to it, and to acquiesce in the will of God in this severe dispensation; and therefore God takes various methods to satisfy him not only that it shall be so, but that there is no remedy: it must be so; it is fit that it should be so. Here, in this short chapter, he shows him (probably with design that he should tell the people) that it was as requisite... read more

Matthew Henry

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

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 15 The destruction of Jerusalem is again prophesied of in this chapter, and is set forth under the simile of a vine tree, which, for its uselessness, is committed to the fire. The simile is in Ezekiel 15:1 ; the application of it in Ezekiel 15:6 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 15:1

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. The destruction of Jerusalem had been represented under various types and similes before, as of a siege, and a sharp razor; and here of a fruitless and useless vine, only fit for the fire; which was delivered out by a spirit of prophecy. The Targum calls it the word of prophecy, as usual. 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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 15:3

Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work ?.... The carpenter and joiner, the house or ship builder, are employed in; as to build houses of, make beams, rafters, floors, &c.; build ships with, make masts of, &c.; or any vessel or utensil for the use of man? it never is; it is not fit for any such purpose. Pliny F4 Nat. Hist. l. 14. c. 1. speaks of some rarities made of the wood of vines, but not things of common use; and these not of any vines, but of some peculiar ones,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 15:4

Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel , That is; a vine tree when cut down, or a branch when cut off, it is good for nothing else; and that is the use it is generally put to; see John 15:6 ; and this, it is suggested, would be the end of the Jewish nation; who were become by their sins like a wild vine, and were fit fuel for the fire of divine wrath: the fire devoureth both the ends of it ; the branch cast into it, and so is quickly consumed. Kimchi explains this by Isaiah 9:12 ;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 15:5

Behold, when it was whole it was meet for no work ,.... Before it was cut into pieces, and east into the fire, it was not fit to make so much as a pin of to hang anything on; so Israel, when all together, before the ten tribes were carried captive, or the Jews before the captivity of Jeconiah, were useless and unfruitful, and to every good work reprobate: how much less shall it be meet yet for any work when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned ? as its wood is good for nothing... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 15:6

Therefore thus saith the Lord God ,.... Now follows the application of the simile: as the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel ; to be burnt, as other trees of the forest are, and along with them: so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem ; to be destroyed along with other nations by the Chaldeans; they being no better, but as bad, if not worse, like wild vines among forest trees; and therefore must fare no better: this was the decree and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 15:7

And I will set my face against them ,.... In wrath to destroy them; see Ezekiel 14:8 ; and they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them : from one calamity to another; those that escaped the famine and pestilence in the city fell by the sword; and those that escaped famine, sword, and pestilence, were carried into captivity, and there passed from one hardship and affliction to another. The Targum is, "I will execute my vengeance on them, because of the... read more

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