1.
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
the LORD . Hebrew. Jehovah . App-4 .
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?
Son of man . See note on Ezekiel 2:1 .
than a. Supply the Ellipsis [What is a vine] branch"
is = hath come to be.
3.
Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
pin = peg.
4.
Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work?
Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos . App-8 .
cast into the fire. Compare John 15:6 .
Is it meet. ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-8 .
5.
Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned?
6.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
the Lord God . Hebrew. Adonai Jehovah . See note on Ezekiel 2:4 .
so will I give . Fulfilled in 2 Kings 25:9 .
7.
And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.
I will set My face. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 17:10 ). ye shall know, &c. See note on Ezekiel 6:7 .
8.
And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD.
committed a trespass . Figure of speech Polyptoton . App-6 . Hebrew "trespassed a trespass" for emphasis = committed a great trespass, as in Ezekiel 14:13 .
trespass . Hebrew. ma'al , App-44 .
saith the Lord GOD = [is] Adonai Jehovah's oracle.