Ezekiel 15
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.
