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| # | NLT | |
|---|---|---|
| 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!” |