Ezek 15
1
And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
2
Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any tree, the vine-branch which is among
the trees of the forest?
3
Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang
any vessel thereon?
4
Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire has devoured both the ends of
it, and the midst of it is burned: is it profitable for any work?
5
Behold, 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 says the Lord 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 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 will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, says the
Lord YHWH.