15Ezekiel 15

CHAP. XV. / 1 By the vnfitnesse of the Vine branch for any worke, 16 is shewed the rejection of Ierusalē.

1And the word of þe Lord came vnto me, saying.Select Ezekiel 15:1

2Sonne of man, What is the Uine tree more then any tree, or then a branch which is among the trees of the forrest?Select Ezekiel 15:2

3Shall wood bee taken thereof to doe any worke? or, will men take a pin of it, to hang any vessell thereon?Select Ezekiel 15:3

4Behold, it is cast into the fire for fewell: the fire deuoureth both the ends of it, and the middest of it is burnt. Is it meete for any worke?Select Ezekiel 15:4

5Behold, when it was whole it was meete for no worke: how much lesse shall it be meete yet for any worke, when the fire hath deuoured it, and it is burned?Select Ezekiel 15:5

6Therefore thus saith the Lord God; As the Uine tree among the trees of the forrest, which I haue giuen to the fire for fewell, so will I giue the inhabitants of Ierusalem.Select Ezekiel 15:6

7And I will set my face against them, they shall goe out from one fire, and another fire shall deuoure them, and ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I set my face against them.Select Ezekiel 15:7

8And I will make the land desolate, because they haue committed a trespasse, saith the Lord God.Select Ezekiel 15:8