15:1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 
15:1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 

15:2 Son of man, What is the vine-tree more than any tree, {or than} a branch which is among the trees of the forest? 
15:2 Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, {or than} a branch which is among the trees of the forest? 

15:3 Shall wood be taken of it to do any work? or will {men} take a pin of it to hang any vessel upon it? 
15:3 Shall wood be taken of it to do any work? or will {men} take a pin of it to hang any vessel on it? 

15:4 Behold, 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 suitable for {any} work? 
15:4 Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the middle of it is burned. Is it fit for {any} work? 

15:5 Behold, when it was whole, it was fit for no work: how much less then shall it be fit for {any} work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned? 
15:5 Behold, when it was whole, it was fit for no work: how much less then shall it be fit for {any} work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned? 

15:6 Therefore 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. 
15:6 Therefore 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. 

15:7 And 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. 
15:7 And 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. 

15:8 And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD. 
15:8 And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD.