The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 15 , Verse 1 , The word of the LORD came to me:
15:2 'Son of man, how is the wood of a vine better than that of a branch on any of the trees in the forest?
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 15 , Verse 2 , 'Son of man, how is the wood of a vine better than that of a branch on any of the trees in the forest?
15:3 Is wood ever taken from it to make anything useful? Do they make pegs from it to hang things on?
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 15 , Verse 3 , Is wood ever taken from it to make anything useful? Do they make pegs from it to hang things on?
15:4 And 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?
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 15 , Verse 4 , And 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?
15:5 If 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?
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 15 , Verse 5 , If 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?
15:6 '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.
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 15 , Verse 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.
15:7 I 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.
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 15 , Verse 7 , I 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.
15:8 I will make the land desolate because they have been unfaithful, declares the Sovereign LORD.'
The NIV Book of Ezekiel , Chapter 15 , Verse 8 , I will make the land desolate because they have been unfaithful, declares the Sovereign LORD.'
