1 And the Word of the LORD came to me, saying,

2 Son of man, how is the vine tree more than any other tree, [or than] a branch which is among the trees of the forest?

3 Shall wood be taken from it to do work? Or will [men] take from it [for] a peg to hang any vessel on it?

4 Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel. The fire devours both its ends, and its middle is charred. Is it fit for [any] work?

5 Behold, when it was whole, it was not made for work. How much less when the fire has devoured it, and it is charred? Shall it yet be made to work?

6 Therefore so says the Lord Jehovah, As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give the people of Jerusalem.

7 And I will set My face against them; they shall go out from the fire, and the fire shall devour them. And you shall know that I [am] the LORD when I set My face against them.

8 And I will make the land [to be] desolate, because they have committed a treacherous act, says the Lord Jehovah.