The Darby Translation DBY
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
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The LORD spoke his word to me. He said,
2 Son of man, what is the wood of the vine more than any wood, the vine-branch, which is among the trees of the forest?
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"Son of man, what good is the wood from a vine? Is it better than the wood from a tree in 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?
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Do people use it to make something? Do they make a peg from it to hang things on?
4 Behold, it is given to the fire for fuel: the fire consumeth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned; is it fit for [any] work?
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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?
5 Behold, when it was whole, it was used for no work; how much less when the fire hath consumed it, and it is burned, should it yet be used for any work?
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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?
6 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
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"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.
7 And I will set my face against them: they shall go forth from [one] fire, and [another] fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I [am] Jehovah when I set my face against them.
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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.
8 And I will make the land a desolation, because they have wrought unfaithfulness, saith the Lord Jehovah.
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I will turn the country into a wasteland because they have been unfaithful," declares the Almighty LORD.
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