King James VersionEzekiel15

Ezekiel

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.