| King James Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, | 1This message came to me from the LORD: |
| 2Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest? | 2"Son of Man, how does wood from a vine compare to a branch taken from any of the trees in the forest? |
| 3Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? | 3Is wood ever taken from it to make anything practical? Can it even be made into a peg to hang something on? |
| 4Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work? | 4After all, it's useful only for kindling a fire, isn't it? And once you've burnt up the ends and charred through the middle of it, is it useful for anything else? |
| 5Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned? | 5If it was useless before it was burned, now that it's been burned and charred through, it's even more useless! |
| 6Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem. | 6Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: "Just as the wood from a grape vine is removed from the forest and used for kindling fires, I'm giving the inhabitants of Jerusalem over |
| 7And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them. | 7to punishment. They may have escaped one fire, but the coming fire will burn them up completely, and they will know that I am the LORD, when I set myself in opposition to them |
| 8And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD. | 8and dedicate the land to desolation because of their unfaithful unbelief," declares the Lord GOD. |
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