| 1 | And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, |
| 2 | Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, [or than] a branch which is among the trees of the forest? |
| 3 | Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will [men] take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? |
| 4 | Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for [any] work? |
| 5 | Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for [any] work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned? |
| 6 | Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem. |
| 7 | And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from [one] fire, and [another] fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I set my face against them. |
| 8 | And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD. |
