Ezekiel 15

1 And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,

2 “Son of man, What is the vine-tree more than any tree? The vine-branch that has been, Among trees of the forest?

3 Is wood taken from it to use for work? Do they take a pin of it to hang any vessel on it?

4 Behold, it has been given to the fire for fuel, The fire has eaten its two ends, And its midst has been scorched! Is it profitable for work?

5 Behold, in its being perfect it is not used for work, How much less when fire has eaten of it, And it is scorched, Has it been used yet for work?”

6 Therefore, thus said Lord YHWH: “As the vine-tree among trees of the forest, That I have given to the fire for fuel, So I have given the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

7 And I have set My face against them, They have gone forth from the fire, And the fire consumes them, And you have known that I [am] YHWH, In My setting My face against them.

8 And I have made the land a desolation, Because they have committed a trespass,” A declaration of Lord YHWH!