Ezek 15:1Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Ezek 15:2"Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
Ezek 15:3"Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can men take a peg from it on which to hang any vessel?
Ezek 15:4"If it has been put into the fire for fuel, and the fire has consumed both of its ends and its middle part has been charred, is it then useful for anything?
Ezek 15:5"Behold, while it is intact, it is not made into anything. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be made into anything!
Ezek 15:6"Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, 'As the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so have I given up the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
Ezek 15:7and I set My face against them. Though they have come out of the fire, yet the fire will consume them. Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I set My face against them.
Ezek 15:8'Thus I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully,'" declares the Lord GOD.