Ezekiel 15
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1Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,1Then this message came to me from the LORD:
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?2“Son of man, how does a grapevine compare to a tree? Is a vine’s wood as useful as the wood of a tree?
3"Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can men take a peg from it on which to hang any vessel?3Can its wood be used for making things, like pegs to hang up pots and pans?
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?4No, it can only be used for fuel, and even as fuel, it burns too quickly.
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!5Vines are useless both before and after being put into the fire!
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;6“And this is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Jerusalem are like grapevines growing among the trees of the forest. Since they are useless, I have thrown them on the fire to be burned.
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.7And I will see to it that if they escape from one fire, they will fall into another. When I turn against them, you will know that I am the LORD.
8'Thus I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully,'" declares the Lord GOD.8And I will make the land desolate because my people have been unfaithful to me. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!”
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