Jezekiel 15

1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,

2 And you, son of man—of all the wood, of the branches that are among the trees of the forest, what shall be made of the wood of the vine?

“Son of man, What is the vine-tree more than any tree? The vine-branch that has been, Among trees of the forest?

3 Will they take wood of it to make [it fit] for work? will they take of it a peg to hang any vessel upon it?

Is wood taken from it to use for work? Do they take a pin of it to hang any vessel on it?

4 It is only given to the fire to be consumed; the fire consumes that which is yearly pruned of it, and it is utterly gone. Will it be useful for [any] work?

Behold, it has been given to the fire for fuel, The fire has eaten its two ends, And its midst has been scorched! Is it profitable for work?

5 Not even while it is yet whole will it be [useful] for [any] work: if the fire shall have utterly consumed it, will it still be [fit] for work?

Behold, in its being perfect it is not used for work, How much less when fire has eaten of it, And it is scorched, Has it been used yet for work?”

6 Therefore say, Thus says the Lord, As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given up to the fire to be consumed, so have I given up the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Therefore, thus said Lord YHWH: “As the vine-tree among trees of the forest, That I have given to the fire for fuel, So I have given the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

7 And I will set my face against them; they shall go forth of the fire, and [yet] fire shall devour them; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have set my face against them.

And I have set My face against them, They have gone forth from the fire, And the fire consumes them, And you have known that I [am] YHWH, In My setting My face against them.

8 And I will give up the land to ruin, because they have utterly transgressed, says the Lord.

And I have made the land a desolation, Because they have committed a trespass,” A declaration of Lord YHWH!