Verse 1
And ye word of ye Lord came vnto me, saying,
Verse 2
Sonne 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?
Verse 3
Shall wood bee taken thereof to doe any worke? or wil men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
Verse 4
Behold, 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?
Verse 5
Behold, 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?
Verse 6
Therefore thus sayth the Lorde 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.
Verse 7
And 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,
Verse 8
And when I make the lande waste, because they haue greatly offended, saith the Lord God.