1 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, what is the wood of the vine more than any wood, the vine-branch, which is among the trees of the forest?

3 Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will {men} take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?

4 Behold, it is given to the fire for fuel: the fire consumeth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned; is it fit for {any} work?

5 Behold, when it was whole, it was used for no work; how much less when the fire hath consumed it, and it is burned, should it yet be used for any work?

6 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

7 And I will set my face against them: they shall go forth from {one} fire, and {another} fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I {am} Jehovah when I set my face against them.

8 And I will make the land a desolation, because they have wrought unfaithfulness, saith the Lord Jehovah.

1 Viešpats kalbėjo man:

2 "Žmogaus sūnau, kuo geresnis vynmedis, lyginant jį su kitais medžiais?

3 Ar iš jo daro ką nors, ar naudoja padaryti kabliui kam nors pakabinti?

4 Jis tinka tik sudeginti. Jo abu galai sudega, o vidurys pajuoduoja. Ar jis dar kam nors tinka?

5 Jei sveikas netiko jokiam daiktui pagaminti, tai ką bekalbėti, kai jis sudega­iš jo jokios naudos!

6 Todėl Viešpats Dievas sako: ‘Aš padarysiu Jeruzalės gyventojams kaip vynmedžiui, kuris sudega ugnyje.

7 Aš atsigręšiu į juos, ir, išėję iš vienos ugnies, jie sudegs kitoje. Jūs žinosite, kad Aš esu Viešpats, kai atsigręšiu į juos.

8 Kraštą paversiu dykuma, nes jie sulaužė ištikimybę man,­sako Viešpats Dievas’ ".