Ezekiel 15:2
Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 15:6 explains the metaphor — the vine wood is given to fire, just as Jerusalem will be consumed for its worthlessness.
Ezekiel 19:10 portrays Israel as a fruitful vine planted by waters — in contrast to the useless vine wood here that is good for nothing.
Psalm 80:8-16 depicts Israel as a vine God planted then broke down — directly parallel to Ezekiel's vine metaphor for Israel's worthlessness and judgment.
Isaiah 5:1-7 is the vineyard song where God judges Israel for wild grapes — directly parallel to Ezekiel's vine metaphor for Israel's uselessness and judgment.
Jeremiah 2:21 uses the same vine metaphor—Israel planted as choice vine but turned wild—echoing Ezekiel's question about the vine's worthlessness.
John 15:6 warns that unfruitful branches are thrown into the fire, directly paralleling Ezekiel's vine that is only good for burning.
Luke 20:9-16 repeats the vineyard parable, reinforcing the judgment on those who reject God's messengers—like Ezekiel's vine.
Matthew 21:33-41 depicts a vineyard whose tenants fail to yield fruit, leading to judgment—parallel to Ezekiel's worthless vine.
Mark 12:1-9 tells the same vineyard parable of unfruitful tenants, echoing Ezekiel's theme of Israel as a useless vine.
Matthew 7:19 repeats the same judgment: every bad tree is cut down and thrown into fire — echoing the useless vine wood's fate.
Luke 23:31 speaks of the dry tree facing judgment — analogous to the worthless vine wood here that is given to the fire.
Luke 3:9 records John's warning that fruitless trees are burned — directly parallel to the vine wood here that is only fit for fuel.
Matthew 3:10 warns that fruitless trees are cut down and burned — similar to the worthless vine wood here destined for the fire.
John 15:4 deepens the vine metaphor: the branch's worth is its connection to the vine, highlighting why the wood alone is useless.
Hosea 10:1 calls Israel a luxuriant vine bearing fruit, contrasting with Ezekiel's worthless vine—same imagery, different point.
Deuteronomy 32:32 also uses vine as a metaphor for a people — a poisonous vine from Sodom, while Ezekiel's vine is Israel, useless. Same symbolic use, different referent.
Hebrews 6:8 parallels uselessness: land bearing thorns is worthless and burned, just like the vine wood that cannot bear fruit.