Ezekiel 15:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest?”
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““Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?”
King James Version · Public Domain“Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any tree, the vine-branch which is among the trees of the forest?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`Son of man, What is the vine-tree more than any tree? The vine-branch that hath been, Among trees of the forest?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezekiel 15:2 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 32:32But their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poisonous; their clusters are bitter.
- Psalms 80:8You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.
- Song of Solomon 2:13The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come away, my darling; come away with me, my beautiful one.”
- Song of Solomon 2:15Catch for us the foxes— the little foxes that ruin the vineyards— for our vineyards are in bloom.
- Song of Solomon 6:11I went down to the walnut grove to see the blossoms of the valley, to see if the vines were budding or the pomegranates were in bloom.
- Song of Solomon 7:12Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vine has budded, if the blossom has opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom— there I will give you my love.
- Song of Solomon 8:11Solomon had a vineyard in Baal-hamon. He leased it to the tenants. For its fruit, each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver.
- Isaiah 5:1I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
- Isaiah 44:23Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.
- Jeremiah 2:21I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?
- Ezekiel 19:12But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them.
- Hosea 10:1Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.
- Micah 3:12Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.
- Zechariah 11:2Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen;the majestic trees are ruined!Wail, O oaks of Bashan,for the dense forest has been cut down!
- Matthew 21:33Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
- Mark 12:1Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
- Luke 20:9Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.
- John 15:1“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard.
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