Study Desk

Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

"Son of man, ^(F1)how is the wood of the ^(C1)vine better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest?

"Can wood be taken from it to make ^(F1)anything, or can even a peg be taken from it on which to hang any utensil?

"If it has been put into the ^(C1)fire for fuel, and the fire has consumed both of its ends and its middle part has been charred, is it then good for ^(F1)anything?

"Behold, while it is intact, it is not made into ^(F1)anything. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be made into ^(F1)anything!

"Therefore, this is what the Lord ^(F1)GOD 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;

and I ^(C1)set My face against them. Though they have ^(C2)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.

'So I will make the land desolate, because they have ^(C1)acted unfaithfully,'" declares the Lord GOD.