And the word of the LORD
came unto me, saying
,
Son of man
, What is the vine
tree
more than any tree
, or than a branch
which is among the trees
of the forest
?
Shall wood be taken
thereof to do
any work
? or will men take
a pin
of it to hang
any vessel
thereon?
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
?
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
?
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
.
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.
And I will make the land
desolate
, because they have committed
a trespass
, saith
the Lord
GOD
.