Ezekiel 15
1 And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying:
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
2 Son of man, what is the wood of the vine more than any wood, —a branch, that is among the 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 Shall wood be taken from it to be wrought into any work? Or will men take a pin of it to hang a vessel upon?
Shall wood be taken of it to do any work? or will [men] take a pin of it to hang any vessel upon it?
4 Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the middle of it is burned. Is it then fit for any work?
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 suitable for [any] work?
5 Behold, when it was whole, nothing could be made of it; how much less can anything be made of it when the fire hath devoured it and it is burned!
Behold, when it was whole, it was fit for no work: how much less then shall it be fit for [any] work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned?
6 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give to it the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
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 Jehovah, when I set 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 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 grievously trespassed, saith the Lord Jehovah.
And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD.
