¹ And the word of Jehovah was unto^▵ me, saying,

² Son of man, What is the wood of the vine more than every tree, the sprig which is among^◦ the trees of the forest?

³ Shall wood be taken from it to make something useful? or will they take a peg from it to hang any vessel on it?

⁴ Behold, it is given to the fire to be·​·eaten·​·up; the fire eats·​·up the two ends of it, and its midst is·​·ablaze. Will it prosper for any use?

⁵ Behold, when it was perfect, it was not made for a use; yea when^◦ the fire has eaten· it ·up, and it is·​·ablaze, is it still made for a use?

⁶ Therefore thus says the Lord Jehovih^*; As^◦ the wood of the vine among^◦ the wood of the forest, which I have given to the fire for food, so will I give those who dwell·​·in Jerusalem.

⁷ And I will put^◦ My faces against^◦ them; they shall go·​·out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and you shall know that I^◦ am Jehovah, when I set My faces against^◦ them.

⁸ And I will make the land desolate, because they have trespassed a trespass, says^◦ the Lord Jehovih.

⁹ behold I am sending, and I will take all the families of the north, says^◦ Jehovah, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, My servant, and I will bring them against this land, and against those who dwell·​·in her, and against all these nations all around, and will·​·doom them, and set them for a desolation, and for a hissing, and for eternal wastes.