Commentary on Ezekiel Chapters 1-20 John Calvin
Ezekiel 15
CHAPTER 15
Ezekiel 15:1-5
1. And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
1. Et fuit sermo Iehovae ad me dicendo,
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. Fili hominis, quid erit 322 lignum vitis prae omni arbore rami 323 quae est inter arbores sylvae?
3. Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
3. An sumetur ex eo 324 lignum ad formandum, ut sit opus, vel an sument, 325 ex eo paxillum, ut suspendatur in eo omne vas? 326
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?
4. Ecce in ignem traditur 327 ad consumptionem, duas extremitates ejus consumpsit ignis, et medium ejus exustum est, 328 an utile erit ad opus?
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?
5. Ecce, cum esset integrum non factum fuit 329 ut esset opus: quanto magis
322Or, "what is these." — Calvin. 323Or, "branching." — Calvin. 324"Namely, wood." — Calvin. 325Verbally, in taking, that is, if they take. — Calvin. 326Whatever vessel. — Calvin. 327Or, "is cast." — Calvin. 328That is, "after the fire had consumed it." — Calvin. 329That is, "was not formed or fitted." — Calvin.