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Ezekiel 15
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890
2Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any branching tree which is among the trees of the woods?
2Son of man, what is the wood of the vine more than any wood, the vine-branch, which is among the trees of the forest?
3Will its wood be used for any work? do men make of it a pin for hanging any vessel on?
3Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will [men] take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
4See, it is put into the fire for burning: the fire has made a meal of its two ends and the middle part of it is burned; is it good for any work?
4Behold, it is given to the fire for fuel: the fire consumeth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned; is it fit for [any] work?
5Truly, before it was cut down, it was not used for any purpose: how much less, when the fire has made a meal of it and it is burned, will it be made into anything?
5Behold, when it was whole, it was used for no work; how much less when the fire hath consumed it, and it is burned, should it yet be used for any work?
6For this cause the Lord has said: Like the vine-tree among the trees of the woods which I have given to the fire for burning, so will I give the people of Jerusalem.
6Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
7And my face will be turned against them; and though they have come out of the fire they will be burned up by it; and it will be clear to you that I am the Lord when my face is turned against them.
7And I will set my face against them: they shall go forth from [one] fire, and [another] fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I [am] Jehovah when I set my face against them.