Ezekiel 1515EzekielJudgment on JerusalemGeneva Bible

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1. Jerusalem the Useless Vine

2. 1GNVAnd thee word of the Lord came vnto me, saying,BSBBSB: Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
3. 2GNVSonne of man, what commeth of the vine tree aboue all other trees? and of the vine braunch, which is among the trees of ye forest?BSBBSB: “Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest?
4. 3GNVShall wood bee taken thereof to doe any worke? or wil men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?BSBBSB: Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils?
5. 4GNVBehold, it is cast in the fire to be consumed: the fire consumeth both the endes of it, and the middes of it is burnt. Is it meete for any worke?BSBBSB: No, it is cast into the fire for fuel. The fire devours both ends, and the middle is charred. Can it be useful for anything?
6. 5GNVBehold, when it was whole, it was meete for no worke: how much lesse shall it bee meete for any worke, when the fire hath consumed it, and it is burnt?BSBBSB: Even when it was whole, it could not be made useful. How much less can it ever be useful when the fire has consumed it and charred it!
7. 6GNVTherefore thus sayth the Lord God, As the vine tree, that is among the trees of the forest, which I haue giuen to the fire to be consumed, so will I giue the inhabitants of Ierusalem.BSBBSB: Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give up the people of Jerusalem.
8. 7GNVAnd I will set my face against them: they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall consume them: and ye shall know, that I am the Lord, when I set my face against them,BSBBSB: And I will set My face against them. Though they may have escaped the fire, yet another fire will consume them. And when I set My face against them, you will know that I am the LORD.
9. 8GNVAnd when I make the lande waste, because they haue greatly offended, saith the Lord God.BSBBSB: Thus I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully,’ declares the Lord GOD.”