Ezekiel 15:1-8 NASB20 - Bible AI

¹Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

²“Son of man, [175]how is the wood of the vine better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest?

³Can wood be taken from it to make [176]anything, or can even a peg be taken from it on which to hang any utensil?

⁴If 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 good for [177]anything?

⁵Behold, while it is intact, it is not made into [178]anything. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be made into [179]anything!

⁶Therefore, this is what the Lord [180]GOD says: ‘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;

⁷and I set My face against them. Though they have come out of the fire, yet the fire will consume them. Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I set My face against them.

⁸So I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully,’ ” declares the Lord GOD.