1 And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying:
2 Son of man, what is the wood of the vine more than any wood,—a branch, that is among the trees of the forest?
3 Shall wood be taken from it to be wrought into any work? Or will men take a pin of it to hang a vessel upon?
4 Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the middle of it is burned. Is it then fit for any work?
5 Behold, when it was whole, nothing could be made of it; how much less can anything be made of it when the fire hath devoured it and it is burned!
6 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give to it 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 Jehovah, when I set my face against them.
8 And I will make the land desolate, because they have grievously trespassed, saith the Lord Jehovah.