1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a 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 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? 5 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?

6 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. 7 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. 8 And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD.

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’ ".