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1. The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:
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1. And the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 came H1961 unto H413 me, saying H559 ,
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2. "Human, is the wood of the vine better than the wood of any tree in the forest?
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2. Son H1121 of man H120 , What H4100 is H1961 the vine H1612 tree H6086 more than any H4480 H3605 tree H6086 , or than a branch H2156 which H834 is H1961 among the trees H6086 of the forest H3293 ?
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3. Can wood be taken from the vine to make anything? Can you use it to make a peg on which to hang something?
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3. Shall wood H6086 be taken H3947 thereof H4480 to do H6213 any work H4399 ? or H518 will men take H3947 a pin H3489 of H4480 it to hang H8518 any H3605 vessel H3627 thereon H5921 ?
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4. If the vine is thrown into the fire for fuel, and the fire burns up both ends and starts to burn the middle, is it useful for anything?
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4. Behold H2009 , it is cast H5414 into the fire H784 for fuel H402 ; the fire H784 devoureth H398 H853 both H8147 the ends H7098 of it , and the midst H8432 of it is burned H2787 . Is it meet H6743 for any work H4399 ?
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5. When the vine was whole, it couldn't be made into anything. When the fire has burned it completely, it certainly cannot be made into anything."
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5. Behold H2009 , when it was H1961 whole H8549 , it was meet H6213 for no H3808 work H4399 : how much less H637 shall it be meet H6213 yet H5750 for any work H4399 , when H3588 the fire H784 hath devoured H398 it , and it is burned H2787 ?
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6. So this is what the Lord God says: "Out of all the trees in the forest, I have given the wood of the vine as fuel for fire. In the same way I have given up the people who live in Jerusalem
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6. Therefore H3651 thus H3541 saith H559 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 ; As H834 the vine H1612 tree H6086 among the trees H6086 of the forest H3293 , which H834 I have given H5414 to the fire H784 for fuel H402 , so H3651 will I give H5414 H853 the inhabitants H3427 of Jerusalem H3389 .
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7. and will turn against them. Although they came through one fire, fire will still destroy them. When I turn against them, you will know that I am the Lord.
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7. And I will set H5414 H853 my face H6440 against them ; they shall go out H3318 from one fire H784 , and another fire H784 shall devour H398 them ; and ye shall know H3045 that H3588 I H589 am the LORD H3068 , when I set H7760 H853 my face H6440 against them.
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8. So I will make the land empty, because the people have not been loyal, says the Lord God."
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8. And I will make H5414 H853 the land H776 desolate H8077 , because H3282 they have committed H4603 a trespass H4604 , saith H5002 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 .
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