Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Then
the
word of the
LORD
came
to
me, saying ,
And
there
is
a
word of Jehovah
unto
me, saying :
“
Son of man, how
does
the
wood
of
the vine surpass
any other
branch among the
trees in
the forest?
`
Son of man, What
is
the vine -tree
more
than
any tree?
The
vine-
branch that
hath
been,
Among trees of
the forest?
Can
wood be
taken from it to make
something
useful
? Or
can
one
make
from
it a peg
on
which
to hang utensils
?
Is
wood taken from it to use
for
work
? Do
they
take
of
it a pin
to hang any
vessel
on
it
?
No
, it
is
cast
into
the fire for fuel .
The fire devours
both
ends
, and the
middle
is charred.
Can
it be
useful
for anything
?
Lo
, to
the fire it
hath
been
given
for fuel ,
Its
two
ends
hath
the fire eaten
, And its
midst
hath
been
scorched!
Is it profitable
for work
?
Even
when
it
was
whole
, it could
not be
made
useful.
How much less can
it
ever
be
useful
when the
fire has
consumed
it and charred
it !
Lo
, in
its
being
perfect
it is
not used
for
work,
How much less ,
when fire hath
eaten
of
it ,
And it is
scorched,
Hath
it
been
used
yet
for
work?
Therefore this
is
what
the Lord GOD
says
: ‘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 people
of Jerusalem.
Therefore ,
thus
said
the Lord Jehovah
: As
the vine -tree
among trees of the forest, That
I have given to the fire for fuel, So I have
given
the inhabitants
of Jerusalem.
And I will
set My face against them .
Though
they
may
have
escaped
the fire, yet
another
fire will
consume them .
And when
I set
My face against them ,
you
will
know
that
I
am
the
LORD
.
And I have
set My face against them ,
From
the fire they
have
gone
forth
, And
the
fire doth
consume them ,
And ye
have
known
that
I `am'
Jehovah,
In
My setting
My
face against them.
Thus
I will
make
the land desolate
, because they have acted
unfaithfully
, ’
declares
the Lord GOD.”
And
I have
made
the land a
desolation
, Because they have committed
a
trespass
, An
affirmation
of
the Lord Jehovah!'
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