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"Son of man, how is the wood of the 1vine better thananywood of a branchwhich is among the trees of the forest?
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"Can wood be taken from it to makeanything, or can men take a peg from it on which to hanganyvessel?
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"If it has been put into the 2fire for fuel, and the fire has consumedboth of its ends and its middlepart has beencharred, is it then useful for anything?
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"Behold, while it is intact, it is not made into anything. Howmuchless, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be made into anything!
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"Therefore, thussays the LordGOD, 'As the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so have I given up the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
The destruction of Jerusalem is again prophesied of in this chapter, and is set forth under the simile of a vine tree, which, for its uselessness, is committed to the fire. The simile is in Eze 15:1-5; the application of it in Eze 15:6-8.