| New Living Translation | New Living Translation |
| 1Then this message came to me from the LORD: | 1Then this message came to me from the LORD: |
| 2“Son of man, how does a grapevine compare to a tree? Is a vine’s wood as useful as the wood of a tree? | 2“Son of man, how does a grapevine compare to a tree? Is a vine’s wood as useful as the wood of a tree? |
| 3Can its wood be used for making things, like pegs to hang up pots and pans? | 3Can its wood be used for making things, like pegs to hang up pots and pans? |
| 4No, it can only be used for fuel, and even as fuel, it burns too quickly. | 4No, it can only be used for fuel, and even as fuel, it burns too quickly. |
| 5Vines are useless both before and after being put into the fire! | 5Vines are useless both before and after being put into the fire! |
| 6“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. | 6“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. |
| 7And 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. | 7And 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. |
| 8And I will make the land desolate because my people have been unfaithful to me. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!” | 8And I will make the land desolate because my people have been unfaithful to me. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!” |
| Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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