| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New Living Translation |
| 1Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, | 1Then this 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 a grapevine compare to a tree? Is a vine’s wood as useful as the wood of a tree? |
| 3"Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can men take a peg from it on which to hang any vessel? | 3Can its wood be used for making things, like pegs to hang up pots and pans? |
| 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? | 4No, it can only be used for fuel, and even as fuel, it burns too quickly. |
| 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! | 5Vines are useless both before and after being put into the fire! |
| 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; | 6“And this is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Jerusalem are like grapevines growing among the trees of the forest. Since they are useless, I have thrown them on the fire to be burned. |
| 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. | 7And I will see to it that if they escape from one fire, they will fall into another. When I turn against them, you will know that I am the LORD. |
| 8'Thus I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully,'" declares the Lord GOD. | 8And I will make the land desolate because my people have been unfaithful to me. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!” |
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