Ezekiel 15:4Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire has devoured both its ends, and its midst is burned: is it profitable for any work?
The setting
Tel Aviv, Babylon (modern Iraq), ~592 BC. God's metaphor reaches its devastating conclusion — the vine is already burning from both ends, charred in the middle, completely worthless...
The emotion here: overwhelmed prophet watching his homeland burn while delivering final verdict
The original word
achar (אָחַר) — after, behind, the end result of a process already begun
Why it matters
Jerusalem was already under siege when Ezekiel spoke this — the 'burning' had literally begun
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 15:4
The fire has 'devoured both ends' — this describes something already happening, not a future threat
Common misconceptionPeople read this as God being cruel. But Israel had already chosen their path — God is simply stating the inevitable result of rejecting Him completely.
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Verses that echo Ezekiel 15:4
Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 15:4 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 15:4 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the teaching genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, destruction. Notable phrases: cast into the fire; fire has devoured. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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