{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/erv/ezekiel/15","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T06:21:16.718Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ERV","book":"Ezekiel","bookSlug":"ezekiel","chapter":15,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":14,"nextChapter":16,"totalChapters":48,"totalVerses":8},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest?"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel: the fire hath devoured both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned; is it profitable for any work?"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned, shall it yet be meet for any work?"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And I will set my face against them; they shall go forth from the fire, but the fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD."}],"citation":{"inline":"Ezekiel 15 (ERV)","markdown":"[Ezekiel 15](https://primebible.com/erv/ezekiel/15)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ERV. https://primebible.com/erv/ezekiel/15 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}