151 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying , 2 "Son of man , how is the wood of the vine better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest ? 3 "Can wood be taken from it to make anything , or can men take a peg from it on which to hang any vessel ? 4 "If it has been put into the fire for fuel , and the fire has consumed both of its ends and its middle part has been charred , is it then useful for anything ? 5 "Behold , while it is intact , it is not made into anything . How much less , when the fire has consumed it and it is charred , can it still be made into anything !
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 15:1-5
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Jerusalem like an unfruitful vine.
If a vine be fruitful, it is valuable. But if not fruitful, it is worthless and useless, it is cast into the fire. Thus man is capable of yielding a precious fruit, in living to God; this is the sole end of his existence; and if he fails in this, he is of no use but to be destroyed. What blindness then attaches to those who live in the total neglect of God and of true religion! This similitude is applied to Jerusalem. Let us beware of an unfruitful profession. Let us come to Christ, and seek to abide in him, and to have his words abide in us.