| 1 And the word of Jehovah came unto 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 Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or
will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? 4 Behold, it is cast
into the fire for fuel; the fire hath devoured both the ends of it, and the
midst of it is burned: is it profitable for any work? 5 Behold, when it
was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less, when the fire hath
devoured it, and it is burned, shall it yet be meet for any work!
6 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As the vine-tree among the trees
of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the
inhabitants of Jerusalem. 7 And I will set my face against them; they
shall go forth from the fire, but the fire shall devour them; and ye shall
know that I am Jehovah, when I set my face against them. 8 And I will make
the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord
Jehovah.
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