1
Then the
word of the
LORD came to me,
saying,
r{mael y;lea h'wh.y -r;b.d yih.y;w
2
"Son of
man,
how is the
wood of the
vine better
than any wood of a
branch which is among the
trees of the
forest?
#e[ -l'Kim !,p,G;h -ce[ h,y.hiY -h;m ~'d'a -n,B ? r;['Y;h yec][;B h'y'h r,v]a h'rw{m.Z;h
3
"Can
wood be
taken from it to
make anything,
or can men
take a
peg from it on which to
hang any vessel?
.Wx.qIy -mia h'ka'l.mil tw{f][;l #e[ .WN,Mim x;QUy]h ? yil,K -l'K wy'l'[ tw{l.til det'y .WN,Mim
4
"If it has been
put into the
fire for
fuel, and the
fire has
consumed both of its
ends and its
middle part has
been charred, is it then
useful for
anything?
wy'tw{c.q yen.v tea h'l.k'a.l !;Tin vea'l heNih ? h'ka'l.mil x;l.cIy]h r'x'n w{kw{t.w vea'h h'l.k'a
5
"Behold, while it is
intact, it is not
made into
anything.
How much less,
when the
fire has
consumed it and it is
charred, can it
still be
made into
anything!
h'ka'l.mil h,f'[ey a{l ~yim't w{tw{y.hiB heNih ? dw{[ h'f][;n.w r'xeY;w .Wh.t;l'k]a vea -yiK @;a ? h'ka'l.mil
6
"Therefore,
thus says the
Lord GOD, '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;
!,p,G;h -ce[ r,v]a;K hiwh.y y'n{d]a r;m'a h{K !ek'l ? !eK h'l.k'a.l vea'l wyiT;t.n -r,v]a r;[;Y;h #e[.B ? ~i'l'v.Wr.y yeb.v{y -t,a yiT;t'n
7
and I
set My
face against them. Though they have
come out of the
fire, yet the
fire will
consume them. Then you will
know that I am the
LORD,
when I
set My
face against them.
vea'h.w .Wa'c'y vea'hem ~,h'B y;n'P -t,a yiT;t'n.w ? yim.Wf.B h'wh.y yin]a -yiK ~,T.[;dyiw ~el.ka{T ? ~,h'B y;n'P -t,a
8
'Thus I will
make the
land desolate,
because they have
acted unfaithfully,' "
declares the
Lord GOD.
l;[;m .Wl]['m !;[;y h'm'm.v #,r'a'h -t,a yiT;t'n.w ? hiwh.y y'n{d]a ~Ua.n