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Ezekiel 15:2

NETBible	“Son of man, of all the woody branches among the trees of the forest, what happens to the wood of the vine?¹
NIV © biblegateway Eze 15:2	"Son of man, how is the wood of a vine better than that of a branch on any of the trees in the forest?
NASB © biblegateway Eze 15:2	"Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
NLT © biblegateway Eze 15:2	"Son of man, how does a grapevine compare to a tree? Is a vine’s wood as useful as the wood of a tree?
MSG © biblegateway Eze 15:2	"Son of man, how would you compare the wood of a vine with the branches of any tree you'd find in the forest?
BBE © SABDAweb Eze 15:2	Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any branching tree which is among the trees of the woods?
NRSV © bibleoremus Eze 15:2	O mortal, how does the wood of the vine surpass all other wood—the vine branch that is among the trees of the forest?
NKJV © biblegateway Eze 15:2	"Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any other wood, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest?
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KJV	Son <01121> of man <0120>_, What is the vine <01612> tree <06086> more than any tree <06086>_, [or than] a branch <02156> which is among the trees <06086> of the forest <03293>_?
NASB © biblegateway Eze 15:2	"Son <01121> of man <0120> , how <04100> is the wood <06086> of the vine <01612> better than <04480> any <03605> wood <06086> of a branch <02156> which <0834> is among the trees <06086> of the forest <03293> ?
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ su <4771> P-NS uie <5207> N-VSM anyrwpou <444> N-GSM ti <5100> I-ASN an <302> PRT genoito <1096> V-AMO-3S to <3588> T-NSN xulon <3586> N-NSN thv <3588> T-GSF ampelou <288> N-GSF ek <1537> PREP pantwn <3956> A-GPN twn <3588> T-GPN xulwn <3586> N-GPN twn <3588> T-GPN klhmatwn <2814> N-GPN twn <3588> T-GPN ontwn <1510> V-PAPGP en <1722> PREP toiv <3588> T-DPN xuloiv <3586> N-DPN tou <3588> T-GSM drumou {N-GSM}
NET [draft] ITL	“Son <01121> of man <0120> , of all <03605> the woody <06086> branches <02156> among the trees <06086> of the forest <03293> , what <04100> happens <01961> to the wood <06086> of the vine <01612> ?
HEBREW	reyh <03293> yueb <06086> hyh <01961> rsa <0834> hrwmzh <02156> Ue <06086> lkm <03605> Npgh <01612> Ue <06086> hyhy <01961> hm <04100> Mda <0120> Nb (15:2) <01121>

NETBible

“Son of man, of all the woody branches among the trees of the forest, what happens to the wood of the vine?¹

NET Notes

¹tn Most modern translations take the statement as a comparison (“how is vine wood better than any forest wood?”) based on the preposition מִן (min). But a comparison should have a word as an adjective or stative verb designating a quality, i.e., a word for “good/better” is lacking. The preposition is translated above in its partitive sense.

¹sn Comparing Israel to the wood of the vine may focus on Israel’s inferiority to the other nations. For the vine imagery in relation to Israel and the people of God, see Ps 80:8-13; John 15:1-7; Rom 11:17-22.