1And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,2Son of man, what will the vine tree become compared with every tree, the branch that was among the trees of the wood?3Will wood be taken from it to make something for work? If they take from it a peg to hang any article upon it,4Behold, it is given to the fire for food. The fire has eaten its two ends, and its midst is scorched. Will it prosper for work?5Behold, when it is unblemished it is not made for work; also, when fire has eaten it and it is scorched, is it still made for work?6Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Just as the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I gave to the fire for food, so I have given the inhabitants of Jerusalem.7And I set my face against them. They came out from the fire, and the fire will eat them; and you will know that I am the LORD when I set my face against them.8And I gave the land to devastation because they were unfaithful with unfaithfulness, utterance of the Lord GOD.