Ezekiel 15

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

And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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

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

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 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?

Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devours both the ends of it, and the middle of it is burned. Is it meet for any work?

5 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?”

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 has devoured it, and it is burned?

6 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.

Therefore thus says 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 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.

And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and you shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.

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

And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, says the Lord GOD.