| English Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1And the word of the LORD came to me: | 1Then the word of the LORD came to me: " |
| 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? | 2Son of man, how does the wood of the vine, that branch among the trees of the forest, compare to any other wood? |
| 3Is wood taken from it to make anything? Do people take a peg from it to hang any vessel on it? | 3Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can anyone make a peg from it to hang things on? |
| 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? | 4In fact, it is put into the fire as fuel. The fire devours both of its ends, and the middle is charred. Can it be useful for anything? |
| 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! | 5Even when it was whole it could not be made into a useful object. How much less can it ever be made into anything useful when the fire has devoured it and it is charred!" |
| 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. | 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 as fuel, so I will give up the residents of Jerusalem. |
| 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. | 7I will turn against them. They may have escaped from the fire, but it will still consume them. And you will know that I am Yahweh when I turn against them. |
| 8And I will make the land desolate, because they have acted faithlessly, declares the Lord GOD.” | 8I will make the land desolate because they have acted unfaithfully." This is the declaration of the Lord GOD. |
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