1 Is Jerusalem Useful for Anything? Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
2 “Son of man, how is the wood of the vinebetterthan any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
3 Can wood be taken from it to make 15:3Lit a work anything, or canmentake a peg from it on which to hang any vessel?
4 15:4 Or Behold If it has been put into the fire for fuel,andthe fire has consumed both of its ends, and its middle part has been charred, is itthenuseful for 15:4 Lit a work anything?
5 Behold, while it is intact, it is not made into 15:5Lit a work anything. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be made into 15:5Lit 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 faceto beagainst them.Thoughthey 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 landtodesolation because they have acted unfaithfully,’ ” declares Lord Yahweh.