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| [1]And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, |
[1]And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, |
| [2]And thou, son of man—of all the wood, of the branches that are among the trees of the forest, what shall be made of the wood of the vine? |
[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]Will they take wood of it to make it fit for work? will they take of it a peg to hang any vessel upon it? |
[3]Shall wood be taken of it to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel upon it? |
| [4]It is only given to the fire to be consumed; the fire consumes that which is yearly pruned of it, and it is utterly gone. Will it be useful for any work? |
[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 suitable for any work? |
| [5]Not even while it is yet whole will it be useful for any work: if the fire shall have utterly consumed it, will it still be fit for work? |
[5]Behold, when it was whole, it was fit for no work: how much less then shall it be fit for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned? |
| [6]Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord, As the vine-tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given up to the fire to be consumed, so have I given up the inhabitants of Jerusalem. |
[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 forth of the fire, and yet fire shall devour them; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have set my face against them. |
[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 give up the land to ruin, because they have utterly transgressed, saith the Lord. |
[8]And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD. |