Chapter 15

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?

Shall wood be taken⁹³ thereof to do² any work? or will [men] take⁴ a pin of it to hang² any vessel thereon?

Behold, it is cast⁸ into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth¹ both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned.¹² Is it meet⁴ for [any] work?

Behold, when it was whole, it was meet¹¹ for no work: how much less shall it be meet⁸ yet for [any] work, when the fire hath devoured¹ it, and it is burned?¹¹

Therefore thus saith¹ the Lord GOD; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given¹ to the fire for fuel, so will I give¹ the inhabitants⁶ of Jerusalem.

And I will set¹ my face against them; they shall go out¹ from [one] fire, and [another] fire shall devour⁴ them; and ye shall know¹ that I [am] the LORD, when I set² my face against them.

And I will make¹ the land desolate, because they have committed¹ a trespass, saith⁷ the Lord GOD.