Eze 15:1-6 | NASB1995 | STEP | Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying ,

Ezekiel 15:1-6

1 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, how is the wood of the ^avine 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 ^dfire 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 the Lord ^{▼▼ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord , and so throughout the ch}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;