| Berean Standard Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, | 1And the word of the LORD came to me: |
| 2“Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest? | 2“Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any wood, the vine branch that is among the trees of the forest? |
| 3Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils? | 3Is wood taken from it to make anything? Do people take a peg from it to hang any vessel on it? |
| 4No, it is cast into the fire for fuel. The fire devours both ends, and the middle is charred. Can it be useful for anything? | 4Behold, it is given to the fire for fuel. When the fire has consumed both ends of it, and the middle of it is charred, is it useful for anything? |
| 5Even when it was whole, it could not be made useful. How much less can it ever be useful when the fire has consumed it and charred it! | 5Behold, when it was whole, it was used for nothing. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it ever be used for anything! |
| 6Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give up the people of Jerusalem. | 6Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so have I given up the inhabitants of Jerusalem. |
| 7And I will set My face against them. Though they may have escaped the fire, yet another fire will consume them. And when I set My face against them, you will know that I am the LORD. | 7And I will set my face against them. Though they escape from the fire, the fire shall yet consume them, and you will know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them. |
| 8Thus I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully,’ declares the Lord GOD.” | 8And I will make the land desolate, because they have acted faithlessly, declares the Lord GOD.” |
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