15And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,^a ²“Son of man, how will the wood of the vine be better than^b any of the wood of^c the branch which is among the trees of the forest?^d ³Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can they take a tent peg from it to hang on it any object?^e ⁴Look! It is given to the fire as fuel. The fire will consume two of its ends, and its middle will be charred. Is it useful for anything? ⁵Look! When it is in perfect condition,^f it will not be used for anything, how much less^g when the fire has consumed it^h and it is charred; and then can it be used again for anything? ⁶Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Just likeⁱ the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest^j which I gave to the fire for fuel, so I have given the inhabitants of Jerusalem. ⁷And I will set my face against them. From the fire they may escape,^k but the fire will yet consume them, and they will know that I am Yahweh when I set my face against them.^l ⁸And I will make the land a desolation because they acted very unfaithfully!”^m declaresⁿ the Lord Yahweh.

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Footnotes

aLiterally “to say”
bLiterally “more than”
cLiterally “all of the wood of”
dOr “wood”
eOr “vessel”
fLiterally “In being it perfect”
gLiterally “indeed”
hLiterally “for if fire has consumed it”
iLiterally “As that”
jOr “wood”
kLiterally “go out”
lLiterally “in to set me my face against them”
mLiterally “they displayed infidelity”
nLiterally “declaration of”