| Chapter
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. |
