15 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than aa branch which is among the trees of the forest? 3 Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take ba pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? 4 Behold, cit is dcast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. †Is it meet for any work? 5 Behold, when it was whole, it was †meet for no work: ehow much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned? 6 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; fAs the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 7 And gI will set my face against them; hthey shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; iand ye shall know that I am the Lord, gwhen I set my face against them. 8 And kI will make the land desolate, because they have †committed a trespass, saith the Lord God.