Ezekiel 15:4-7 Judgment Against Jerusalem

4 And after it is thrown on the fire as fuel and the fire burns both ends and chars the middle, is it then useful for anything?

5 If it was not useful for anything when it was whole, how much less can it be made into something useful when the fire has burned it and it is charred?

6 “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: As I have given the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest as fuel for the fire, so will I treat the people living in Jerusalem.

7 I will set my face against them. Although they have come out of the fire, the fire will yet consume them. And when I set my face against them, you will know that I am the Lord.

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Meaning of Ezekiel 15:4-7

Ezekiel 15:4 vividly portrays the metaphor of a useless vine consumed by fire. This imagery challenges us to examine our spiritual fruitfulness. Without purpose and connection to God, like the charred vine, our lives risk becoming devoid of meaning. It's a call to align ourselves with divine intention and vitality.

Cross References for Ezekiel 15:4-7

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Malachi 4:1 - Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will... Click to read the verse Malachi 4:1 Click to read the verse Malachi 4:1

Matthew 3:12 - His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat i... Click to read the verse Matthew 3:12 Click to read the verse Matthew 3:12

Hebrews 12:29 - for our “God is a consuming fire.” Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:29 Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:29

Isaiah 27:11 - When its twigs are dry, they are broken off and women come and make fires with them. For this i... Click to read the verse Isaiah 27:11 Click to read the verse Isaiah 27:11

Isaiah 1:31 - The mighty man will become tinder and his work a spark; both will burn together, with no one to... Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:31 Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:31

John 15:6 - If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such bran... Click to read the verse John 15:6 Click to read the verse John 15:6

Psalms 80:16 - Your vine is cut down, it is burned with fire; at your rebuke your people perish. Click to read the verse Psalms 80:16 Click to read the verse Psalms 80:16