Ezekiel 15

¹Then the word of the Lord

²“Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any other wood, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest?

³Is wood taken from it to make any object? Or can men make a peg from it to hang any vessel on?

⁴Instead, it is thrown into the fire for fuel; the fire devours both ends of it, and its middle is burned. Is it useful for any work?

⁵Indeed, when it was whole, no object could be made from it. How much less will it be useful for any work when the fire has devoured it, and it is burned?

⁶“Therefore thus says the Lord God

⁷and I will set My face against them. They will go out from one fire, but another fire shall devour them. Then you shall know that I am the Lord

⁸Thus I will make the land desolate, because they have persisted in unfaithfulness,’ says the Lord God