Ezekiel 15

Jerusalem—a Useless Vine

¹Then this message came to me from the Lord: ²“Son of man, how does a grapevine compare to a tree? Is a vine’s wood as useful as the wood of a tree? ³Can its wood be used for making things, like pegs to hang up pots and pans? ⁴No, it can only be used for fuel, and even as fuel, it burns too quickly. ⁵Vines are useless both before and after being put into the fire!

⁶“And this is what the Sovereign Lord says: The people of Jerusalem are like grapevines growing among the trees of the forest. Since they are useless, I have thrown them on the fire to be burned. ⁷And I will see to it that if they escape from one fire, they will fall into another. When I turn against them, you will know that I am the Lord. ⁸And I will make the land desolate because my people have been unfaithful to me. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”