'THEN the word of the LORD came to me,saying:

2 '' Son of man , how is the wood of the vine better than any other wood,the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest?

3 Is wood taken from it to make any object ? Or can men make a peg from it to hang any vessel on ?

4 ''Instead ,it is thrown into fire for fuel; the fire devours both ends of it, and its middle is burned.Is it useful for any work ?

5 ''Indeed,it when it was whole , no object could be made from it.How much could be made from it.How much less will it be useful for any work when the fire has devoured it, and burned?

6 ''Therefore thus says the Lord GOD:'Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give up the inhabitants of Jerusalem;

7 'And I will set My face against them.They will go out from one fire,but another fire shall devour them.Then you shall know that I am the LORD, when I set My face against them.

8 'Thus I will make the land desolate,because they have persisted in unfaithfulness,'says the Lord GOD." Ezekiel 15