Ezekiel 15

1 And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:

The word of YHWH came to me, saying,

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

"Son of man, what is the vine tree more than any tree, the vine-branch which is among the trees of the forest?

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

Shall wood be taken of it to make any work? Or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?

4 Lo, to the fire it hath been given for fuel, Its two ends hath the fire eaten, And its midst hath been scorched! Is it profitable for work?

Look, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire has devoured both its ends, and its midst is burned: is it profitable for any work?

5 Lo, in its being perfect it is not used for work, How much less, when fire hath eaten of it, And it is scorched, Hath it been used yet for work?

Look, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less, when the fire has devoured it, and it is burned, shall it yet be meet for any work.

6 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: 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 YHWH: '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, From the fire they have gone forth, And the fire doth consume them, And ye have known that I [am] Jehovah, In My setting My face against them.

I will set my face against them; they shall go forth from the fire, but the fire shall devour them; and you shall know that I am YHWH, when I set my face against them.

8 And I have made the land a desolation, Because they have committed a trespass, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!'

I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass,' says YHWH."