Eze 15 | LSB | STEP | Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Ezekiel 15

Is Jerusalem Useful for Anything?

1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, 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? 3 Can wood be taken from it to make ^{▼▼Lit a work}anything, or can men take a peg from it on which to hang any vessel? 4 ^{▼▼Or Behold}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 ^{▼▼Lit a work}anything? 5 Behold, while it is intact, it is not made into ^{▼▼Lit a work}anything. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be made into ^{▼▼Lit a work}anything! 6 Therefore, thus says Lord Yahweh, ‘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; 7 and I will give My face to be against them. Though they have come out of the fire, yet the fire will consume them. Then you will know that I am Yahweh, when I set My face against them. 8 Thus I will give over the land to desolation because they have acted unfaithfully,’ ” declares Lord Yahweh.