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The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel, Chapter 15
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And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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Son of man,what is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is
among the trees of the forest?
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Shall wood be taken thereof to do
any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
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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 meet for any
work?
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Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how
much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire hath
devoured it, and it is burned?
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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.
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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.
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And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a
trespass, saith the Lord GOD.
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