The Book of Ezekiel
15: 1And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, 15:2Son of man, what is the
vine-tree more than any tree, the vine-branch which is among the trees of the
forest? 15:3Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of
it to hang any vessel thereon? 15:4Behold, 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? 15:5Behold, 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!
15:6Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: 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. 15:7And 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 Jehovah, when I set
my face against them. 15:8And I will make the land desolate, because they have
committed a trespass, saith the Lord Jehovah.