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Ezekiel 15

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1 God's Message came to me:
1 The word of the LORD came to me:
2 "Son of man, how would you compare the wood of a vine with the branches of any tree you'd find in the forest?
2 “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 Is vine wood ever used to make anything? Is it used to make pegs to hang things from?
3 Is wood ever taken from it to make anything useful? Do they make pegs from it to hang things on?
4 "I don't think so. At best it's good for fuel. Look at it: a flimsy piece of vine, thrown in the fire and then rescued - the ends burned off and the middle charred. Now is it good for anything?
4 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 "Hardly. When it was whole it wasn't good for anything. Half-burned is no improvement. What's it good for?
5 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 here's the Message of God, the Master: Like the wood of the vine I selected from among the trees of the forest and used as fuel for the fire, just so I'll treat those who live in Jerusalem.
6 “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 am dead set against them. Even though at one time they got out of the fire charred, the fire's going to burn them up. When I take my stand against them, you'll realize that I am God.
7 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'll turn this country into a wilderness because they've been faithless." Decree of God, the Master.
8 I will make the land desolate because they have been unfaithful, declares the Sovereign LORD.”
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