CHAPTER 15
“Son
of man,
how
does
the wood
of the vine
surpass
any other
branch
among the trees
in the forest?
Can wood
be taken
from it
to make
something useful?
Or
can one
make
from it
a peg
on which
to hang
utensils?
No,
it is cast
into the fire
for fuel.
The fire
devours
both
ends,
and the middle
is charred.
Can it be useful
for anything?
Even
when it was
whole,
it could not
be made
useful.
How much less
can it ever
be
useful
when
the fire
has consumed
and charred it!
Therefore,
this is what
the Lord
GOD
says:
‘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 people
of Jerusalem.
And I will set
My face
against them.
Though they may have escaped
the fire,
yet another fire
will consume them.
And when I set
My face
against them,
you will know
that
I am
the LORD.
Thus I will make
the land
desolate,
because
they have acted unfaithfully,
declares
the Lord
GOD.’”