GOD'S WORD Translation GW
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1 The LORD spoke his word to me. He said,
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The word of the LORD came to me:
2 "Son of man, what good is the wood from a vine? Is it better than the wood from a tree in the forest?
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“Son of man, how is the wood of a vine different from that of a branch from any of the trees in the forest?
3 Do people use it to make something? Do they make a peg from it to hang things on?
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Is wood ever taken from it to make anything useful? Do they make pegs from it to hang things on?
4 No! It is only thrown into the fire as fuel. The fire burns up both its ends and chars its middle. Then can it be used to make anything?
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And after it is thrown on the fire as fuel and the fire burns both ends and chars the middle, is it then useful for anything?
5 When the vine was in perfect condition, it couldn't be made into anything. How can it be used to make anything after the fire has burned and charred it?
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If it was not useful for anything when it was whole, how much less can it be made into something useful when the fire has burned it and it is charred?
6 "So this is what the Almighty LORD says: As a vine is taken from among the trees in the forest to be used to feed the fire, so I will take the people who live in Jerusalem to punish them.
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“Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: As I have given the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest as fuel for the fire, so will I treat the people living in Jerusalem.
7 I will turn against the people of Jerusalem. Even though they have escaped one fire, another fire will burn them. Then they will know that I am the LORD, because I will turn against them.
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I will set my face against them. Although they have come out of the fire, the fire will yet consume them. And when I set my face against them, you will know that I am the LORD.
8 I will turn the country into a wasteland because they have been unfaithful," declares the Almighty LORD.
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I will make the land desolate because they have been unfaithful, declares the Sovereign LORD.”
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