Ezekiel 15

¹And the word of the Lord came to me:

²Son of man , how does the wood of the vine surpass any wood , the vine branch that is among the trees of the forest ?

³Is wood taken from it to make anything ? Do people take a peg from it to hang any vessel on it?

⁴Behold , it is given to 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 ?

⁵Behold , 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 !

⁶Therefore 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 have I given up the inhabitants of Jerusalem .

⁷And I will set my face against them. Though they escape from the fire , the fire shall yet consume them, and you will know that I am the Lord, when I set my face against them.

⁸And I will make the land desolate , because they have acted faithlessly , declares the Lord God.