| New International Version | New Living Translation |
| 1The word of the LORD came to me: | 1Then this message came to me from the LORD: |
| 2"Son of man, how is the wood of a vine different from that of a branch from any of the trees in the forest? | 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? |
| 3Is wood ever taken from it to make anything useful? Do they make pegs from it to hang things on? | 3Can its wood be used for making things, like pegs to hang up pots and pans? |
| 4And after it is thrown on the fire as fuel and the fire burns both ends and chars the middle, is it then useful for anything? | 4No, it can only be used for fuel, and even as fuel, it burns too quickly. |
| 5If it was not useful for anything when it was whole, how much less can it be made into something useful when the fire has burned it and it is charred? | 5Vines are useless both before and after being put into the fire! |
| 6"Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: As I have given the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest as fuel for the fire, so will I treat the people living in Jerusalem. | 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. |
| 7I will set my face against them. Although they have come out of the fire, the fire will yet consume them. And when I set my face against them, you will know that I am the LORD. | 7And 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. |
| 8I will make the land desolate because they have been unfaithful, declares the Sovereign LORD." | 8And I will make the land desolate because my people have been unfaithful to me. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!” |
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