¹ And the word of the Lord came unto me,

saying,

² Son of man, what is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?

³ Shall wood be taken thereof to do 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 devoureth both the ends of it,

and the midst of it is burned.

Is it meet for any work?

⁵ Behold, 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?

⁶ Therefore 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.

⁷ And 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.

⁸ And I will make the land desolate,

because they have committed a trespass,

saith the Lord God.

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