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Jerusalem like a Useless Vine
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
The Outcast Vine
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
“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?
“Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any other wood, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest?
“Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can men take a peg from it on which to hang any vessel?
Is wood taken from it to make any object? Or can men make a peg from it to hang any vessel on?
“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?
Instead, it is thrown into the fire for fuel; the fire devours both ends of it, and its middle is burned. Is it useful for any work?
“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!
Indeed, when it was whole, no object could be made from it. How much less will it be useful for any work when the fire has devoured it, and it is burned?
“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;
“Therefore thus says the Lord God: ‘Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give up the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
and 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.
and I will set My face against them. They will go out from one fire, but another fire shall devour them. Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I set My face against them.