15
1 The
LORD’s word came
to me, saying,
2 “Son
of man, what
is the vine
tree more than
any tree, the
vine branch which
is among the trees
of the forest?
3 Will
wood be taken
of it to
make anything?
Will men take
a pin of
it to hang
any vessel on
it?
4 Behold,
it is cast
into the fire
for fuel; the fire
has devoured both
its ends, and
the middle of
it is burned.
Is it profitable
for any work?
5 Behold,
when it was
whole, it
was suitable for
no work. How
much less, when
the fire has devoured
it, and it
has been burned,
will it yet
be suitable for
any work?”
6 Therefore
the Lord GOD
says: “As the
vine wood among
the trees of
the forest, which
I have given
to the fire
for fuel, so I
will give the
inhabitants of
Jerusalem.
7 I
will set my
face against them.
They will go
out from the fire,
but the fire will
still devour them.
Then you will
know that I
am the LORD,
when I set
my face against
them.
8 I
will make the land
desolate, because
they have acted
unfaithfully,” says
the Lord GOD.