[1] Then 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? [3] Can its wood be used for making things, like pegs to hang up pots and pans? [4] No, it can only be used for fuel, and even as fuel, it burns too quickly. [5] Vines 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. [7] And 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. [8] And I will make the land desolate because my people have been unfaithful to me. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!"
