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And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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Son of man, what is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch
which is among the trees of the forest?
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Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it
to hang any vessel thereon?
The word of God came to me and said,
Son of man, what use is the wood from a grapevine?
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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?
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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 hath devoured it, and it is burned?
6Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; 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.
7And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and
another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I
set my face against them.
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And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass,
saith the Lord GOD.