| 章 |
| 15:1 |
Then the word of the LORD came to me saying,
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| 15:2 |
"Son of man, how is the wood of the vine [better] than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
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| 15:3 |
"Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can [men] take a peg from it on which to hang any vessel?
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| 15:4 |
"If it has been put into the fire for fuel, [and] the fire has consumed both of its ends, and its middle part has been charred, is it [then] useful for anything?
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| 15:5 |
"Behold, while it is intact, it is not made into anything. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be made into anything!
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| 15:6 |
"Therefore, thus says the Lord God, 'As the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so have I given up the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
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| 15:7 |
and I set My face against them. [Though] they have come out of the fire, yet the fire will consume them. Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I set My face against them.
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| 15:8 |
'Thus I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully,'" declares the Lord God.
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