1. The Lord spoke to me.
2. “Mortal man,” he said, “how does a vine compare with a tree? What good is a branch of a grapevine compared with the trees of the forest?
3. Can you use it to make anything? Can you even make a peg out of it to hang things on?
4. It is only good for building a fire. And when the ends are burnt up and the middle is charred, can you make anything out of it?
5. It was useless even before it was burnt. Now that the fire has burnt it and charred it, it is even more useless.”
6. Now this is what the Sovereign Lord is saying, “Just as a vine is taken from the forest and burnt, so I will take the people who live in Jerusalem