[1] And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
[2] Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest?
[3] Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
[4] Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel: the fire hath devoured both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned; is it profitable for any work?
[5] Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned, shall it yet be meet for any work?
[6] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
[7] And I will set my face against them; they shall go forth from the fire, but the fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.
[8] And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD.