Ezekiel 15
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1Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,1This message came to me from the LORD:
2"Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest?2"Son of Man, how does wood from a vine compare to a branch taken from any of the trees in the forest?
3"Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can men take a peg from it on which to hang any vessel?3Is wood ever taken from it to make anything practical? Can it even be made into a peg to hang something on?
4"If it has been put into the fire for fuel, and the fire has consumed both of its ends and its middle part has been charred, is it then useful for anything?4After all, it's useful only for kindling a fire, isn't it? And once you've burnt up the ends and charred through the middle of it, is it useful for anything else?
5"Behold, while it is intact, it is not made into anything. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be made into anything!5If it was useless before it was burned, now that it's been burned and charred through, it's even more useless!
6"Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, 'As the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so have I given up the inhabitants of Jerusalem;6Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: "Just as the wood from a grape vine is removed from the forest and used for kindling fires, I'm giving the inhabitants of Jerusalem over
7and I set My face against them. Though they have come out of the fire, yet the fire will consume them. Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I set My face against them.7to punishment. They may have escaped one fire, but the coming fire will burn them up completely, and they will know that I am the LORD, when I set myself in opposition to them
8'Thus I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully,'" declares the Lord GOD.8and dedicate the land to desolation because of their unfaithful unbelief," declares the Lord GOD.
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