Jerusalem the Worthless Vine

15 This word of Jehovah came to me: 2 Son of man, of what use is the wood of the vine in comparison with all the branchesg which are on the trees of the forest? 3 Doth one takeh from it wood to make anything? Or doth one take from it even a peg on which to hang any kind of vessel? 4 Behold, it is put into the fire to be consumed; the fire consumes its two ends and its middle is burned up. Is it then fit for anything? 5 Even when it is whole it is used for nothing; much less can it be used when fire hath consumed it, and it is burned up!

6 Therefore, thus saith Jehovah: Just as the wood of the vine of all the trees of the forest is given up to the fire to be consumed, so I give up the inhabitants of Jerusalem to be destroyed. 7 And I will set my face against them. They have come forth from the fire, and fire shall consume them and they shall know that I am Jehovah, when I set my face against them, 8 and make the land desolate because they have been faithless, is the oracle of Jehovah.