1 The word of Yahweh 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 Shall wood be taken of it 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 has 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 has devoured it, and it is
burned, shall it yet be meet for any work! 6 Therefore thus says the Lord
Yahweh: 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 I will
set my face against them; they shall go forth from the fire, but the fire
shall devour them; and you shall know that I am Yahweh, when I set my
face against them. 8 I will make the land desolate, because they have
committed a trespass, says the Lord Yahweh.
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