| 1 | And the word of the Lord came unto me in vision, saying, |
| 2 | Son of Man, what is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest? |
| 3 | Shall wood be taken of it to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? |
| 4 | Behold, it is cast 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: how much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire has devoured it, and it is burned? |
| 6 | Therefore thus said the Lord Satan; As 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 I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and you shall know that I am the Lord, when I set my face against them. |
| 8 | And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, said the Lord Satan. |