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Jerusalem — a Useless Vine
Then this message came to me from the LORD:
Then this message came to me from the LORD:
Jerusalem the Useless Vine
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
“Son of man, how does a grapevine compare to a tree? Is a vine’s wood as useful as the wood of a tree?
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?
Can its wood be used for making things, like pegs to hang up pots and pans?
Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will [men] take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
No, it can only be used for fuel, and even as fuel, it burns too quickly.
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?
Vines are useless both before and after being put into the fire!
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?
“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.
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.
And 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.
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.