Son of man, what is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
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Verse 2 is found in chapter 15 of Ezekiel. The useless vine serves as a metaphor for Jerusalem. Vine wood has little special value as building material and, if it bears no fruit, is useful only for fire. The image challenges false confidence based on belonging to the people without producing the faithfulness God requires.
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Du Menschenkind, was ist das Holz vom Weinstock vor anderm Holz oder eine Rebe vor anderm Holz im Walde?
Hijo del hombre, ¿qué es el palo de la vid más que todo palo? ¿qué es el sarmiento entre los maderos del bosque?
Fils de l'homme, le bois de la vigne, qu'a-t-il de plus que tout autre bois, Le sarment qui est parmi les arbres de la forêt?
Figliuol d’uomo, che cosa è il legno della vite, più che qualunque altro legno? che cosa è ciò ch’è stato tralcio, fra gli alberi della selva?
Filho do homem, que mais é a árvore da videira do que qualquer outra árvore, ou do que o sarmento que está entre as árvores do bosque?
「人子啊,葡萄樹比一切其他的樹,就是樹林裏眾樹木的樹枝,有甚麼長處呢?
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