| 1 | And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, |
| 2 | Son of man, How is the wood of the grapevine [Israel] more than that of any tree, the vine branch which was among the trees of the forest? |
| 3 | Shall wood be taken from it to do any work? Or will men take a peg of it on which to hang any vessel? |
| 4 | Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire consumes both ends of it and the middle of it is charred. Is it suitable
or
profitable for any work? |
| 5 | Notice, even when it was whole, it was good for no work; how much less shall it be useful
and
profitable when the fire has devoured it and it is charred? |
| 6 | Therefore thus says the Lord God: Like the wood of the grapevine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give up the inhabitants of Jerusalem. |
| 7 | And I will set My face against them; they shall go out from one fire and another fire shall devour them, and you shall know (understand and realize) that I am the Lord, when I set My face against them. |
| 8 | And I will make the land desolate (laid waste and deserted) because they have acted faithlessly [through their idolatry], says the Lord. |
Cross references:
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Ezekiel 15:2 : Ps. 80:8-13; Jer. 2:21.
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