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.