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1 And the word of Yahweh {came} to me, {saying},
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The word of the LORD came to me:
2 "Son of man, how will the wood of the vine be {better than} {any of the wood of} the branch which is among the trees of 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 Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can they take a tent peg from it to hang on it any object?
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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 Look! It is given to the fire as fuel. The fire will consume two of its ends, and its middle will be charred. Is it useful for 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 Look! {When it is in perfect condition}, it will not be used for anything, {how much less} {when the fire has consumed it} and it is charred; and [then] can it be used again for anything?
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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 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: {Just like} the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest which I gave to the fire for fuel, so I have given the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
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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 And I will set my face against them. From the fire they [may]{escape}, but the fire will [yet] consume them, and they will know that I [am] Yahweh {when I set my face 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 And I will make the land [a] desolation because {they acted very unfaithfully}!" {declares} the Lord Yahweh.
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I will make the land desolate because they have been unfaithful, declares the Sovereign LORD.”
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