Ezekiel 15
Jerusalem like a
Useless Vine |
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And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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Son of man, What is the vine tree more
than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of
the forest?
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Shall wood be taken thereof to do any
work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel
thereon?
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Behold, it is cast into the fire for
fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is
burned. Is it meet for any work?
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Behold, when it was whole, it was meet
for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for any work,
when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned?
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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.
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And I will set my face against them; they
shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall
devour them; and ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.
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And I will make the land desolate,
because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD.
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