Jerusalem like a Useless Vine
1Then the word of the L
ORD came to me, saying,
2Son of man, how is the wood of the vine
better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
3Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can
men take a peg from it on which to hang any vessel?
4If 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?
5Behold, 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!
6Therefore, thus says the Lord G
OD, 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;
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 L
ORD, when I set My face against them.
8Thus I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully, declares the Lord G
OD.
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