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1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
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The word of the Lord came to me:
2 Son of man, what shall be made of the wood of the vine, out of all the trees of the woods that are among the trees of the forests?
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O mortal, how does the wood of the vine surpass all other wood— the vine branch that is among the trees of the forest?
3 Shall wood be taken of it, to do any work, or shall a pin be made of it for any vessel to hang thereon?
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Is wood taken from it to make anything? Does one take a peg from it on which to hang any object?
4 Behold it is cast into the fire for fuel: the fire hath consumed both ends thereof, and the midst thereof is reduced to ashes: shall it be useful for any work?
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It is put in the fire for fuel; when the fire has consumed both ends of it and the middle of it is charred, is it useful for anything?
5 Even when it was whole it was not fit for work: how much less, when the fire hath devoured and consumed it, shall any work be made of it?
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When it was whole it was used for nothing; how much less—when the fire has consumed it, and it is charred— can it ever be used for anything!
6 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: As the vine tree among the trees of the forests which I have given to the fire to be consumed, so will I deliver up the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
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Therefore thus says the Lord God: Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give up the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
7 And I will set my face against them: they shall go out from fire, and fire shall consume them: and you shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have set my face against them.
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I will set my face against them; although they escape from the fire, the fire shall still consume them; and you shall know that I am the Lord, when I set my face against them.
8 And I shall have made their land a wilderness, and desolate, because they have been transgressors, saith the Lord God.
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And I will make the land desolate, because they have acted faithlessly, says the Lord God.
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