15:1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
15:2 “Son of man, ①how is the wood of the vine better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
▷ ①Or of all the wood of the branches...what becomes of the wood of the vine
15:3 Can wood be taken from it to make ①anything, or can even a peg be taken from it on which to hang any utensil?
▷ ①Lit a work
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 good for ①anything?
▷ ①Lit a work
15:5 Behold, while it is intact, it is not made into ①anything. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be made into ②anything!
▷ ①Lit a work ②Lit a work
15:6 Therefore, this is what the Lord ①GOD says: ‘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;
▷ ①Heb YHWH, usually rendered LORD, and so throughout the ch
15:7 and 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.
15:8 So I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully,’ ” declares the Lord GOD.