| King James Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, | 1Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, |
| 2Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest? | 2"Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest? |
| 3Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? | 3"Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can men take a peg from it on which to hang any vessel? |
| 4Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work? | 4"If it has been put into the fire for fuel, and the fire has consumed both of its ends and its middle part has been charred, is it then useful for anything? |
| 5Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned? | 5"Behold, while it is intact, it is not made into anything. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be made into anything! |
| 6Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; 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. | 6"Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, 'As 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; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them. | 7and I set My face against them. Though they have come out of the fire, yet the fire will consume them. Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I set My face against them. |
| 8And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD. | 8'Thus I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully,'" declares the Lord GOD. |
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