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Ezekiel 15

New Century Version NCV

1 The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

2 "Human, is the wood of the vine better than the wood of any tree in the forest?

3 Can wood be taken from the vine to make anything? Can you use it to make a peg on which to hang something?

4 If the vine is thrown into the fire for fuel, and the fire burns up both ends and starts to burn the middle, is it useful for anything?

5 When the vine was whole, it couldn't be made into anything. When the fire has burned it completely, it certainly cannot be made into anything."

6 So this is what the Lord God says: "Out of all the trees in the forest, I have given the wood of the vine as fuel for fire. In the same way I have given up the people who live in Jerusalem

7 and will turn against them. Although they came through one fire, fire will still destroy them. When I turn against them, you will know that I am the Lord.

8 So I will make the land empty, because the people have not been loyal, says the Lord God."

Good News Translation GNT

1 The Lord spoke to me.

2 "Mortal man," he said, "how does a vine compare with a tree? What good is a branch of a grapevine compared with the trees of the forest?

3 Can you use it to make anything? Can you even make a peg out of it to hang things on?

4 It is only good for building a fire. And when the ends are burned up and the middle is charred, can you make anything out of it?

5 It was useless even before it was burned. Now that the fire has burned it and charred it, it is even more useless."

6 Now this is what the Sovereign Lord is saying: "Just as a vine is taken from the forest and burned, so I will take the people who live in Jerusalem

7 and will punish them. They have escaped one fire, but now fire will burn them up. When I punish them, you will know that I am the Lord.

8 They have been unfaithful to me, and so I will make the country a wilderness." The Sovereign Lord has spoken.