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
7. and will punish them. They have escaped one fire, but now fire will burn them up. When I punish them, you will know that I am the Lord.
8. They have been unfaithful to me, and so I will make the country a wilderness.” The Sovereign Lord has spoken.