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Jerusalem the Useless Vine
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Jerusalem as a Useless Vine
The word of the Lord came to me:
The word of the Lord came to me:
Son of man, what is the wood of the vine more than any wood, the vine-branch, which is among the trees of the forest?
“Son of man, how is the wood of a vine different from that of a branch from any of the trees in the forest?
Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will [men] take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
Is wood ever taken from it to make anything useful? Do they make pegs from it to hang things on?
Behold, it is given to the fire for fuel: the fire consumeth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned; is it fit for [any] work?
And after it is thrown on the fire as fuel and the fire burns both ends and chars the middle, is it then useful for anything?
Behold, when it was whole, it was used for no work; how much less when the fire hath consumed it, and it is burned, should it yet be used for any work?
If it was not useful for anything when it was whole, how much less can it be made into something useful when the fire has burned it and it is charred?
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
“Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: As I have given the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest as fuel for the fire, so will I treat the people living in Jerusalem.
And I will set my face against them: they shall go forth from [one] fire, and [another] fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I [am] Jehovah when I set my face against them.
I will set my face against them. Although they have come out of the fire, the fire will yet consume them. And when I set my face against them, you will know that I am the Lord.