Ezekiel 15:2 ““Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch am…”

Ezekiel 15:2

“Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?

World English Bible

“Son of man, what is the vine tree more than any tree, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest?

American Standard Version

Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any tree, the vine-branch which is among the trees of the forest?

Geneva Bible 1599

Sonne of man, what commeth of the vine tree aboue all other trees? and of the vine braunch, which is among the trees of ye forest?

Darby Translation

Son of man, what is the wood of the vine more than any wood, the vine-branch, which is among the trees of the forest?

Young's Literal Translation

'Son of man, What is the vine-tree more than any tree? The vine-branch that hath been, Among trees of the forest?

Bible in Basic English

Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any branching tree which is among the trees of the woods?

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Cross references

“What”

Hosea 10:1 Psalm 80:8–16 Isaiah 5:1–7 Song of Solomon 2:15 Song of Solomon 6:11 Song of Solomon 7:12

Hosea 10:1 · BSB

Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.

Psalm 80:8–16 · BSB

You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.

Isaiah 5:1–7 · BSB

I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.

Song of Solomon 2:15 · BSB

Catch for us the foxes— the little foxes that ruin the vineyards— for our vineyards are in bloom.

Song of Solomon 6:11 · BSB

I went down to the walnut grove to see the blossoms of the valley, to see if the vines were budding or the pomegranates were in bloom.

Song of Solomon 7:12 · BSB

Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vine has budded, if the blossom has opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom— there I will give you my love.

“among”

Isaiah 44:23 Micah 3:12 Zechariah 11:2

Isaiah 44:23 · BSB

Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel…

Micah 3:12 · BSB

Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.

Zechariah 11:2 · BSB

Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees are ruined! Wail, O oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has been cut down!

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

3Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils?

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