2 "Son of man, how is the wood of a vine different from that of a branch from any of the trees in the forest?
2 Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
2 "Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any wood, the vine branch that is among the trees of the forest?
2 "Son of man, how would you compare the wood of a vine with the branches of any tree you'd find in the forest?
2 "Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any other wood, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest?
2 "Son of man, how does a grapevine compare to a tree? Is a vine's wood as useful as the wood of a tree?
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 15:2
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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.