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Ezekiel 14
²³ Then they will comfort you when you see their conduct and actions, for you will know that I have not done in vain whatever I did to it," declares the Lord God.
Ezekiel 15
¹ Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
² "Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any wood of a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
³ Can wood be taken from it to make anything, or can men take a peg from it on which to hang any vessel?
⁴ If it has been put into the fire for fuel, and the fire has consumed both of its ends and its middle part has been charred, is it then useful for anything?
⁵ Behold, while it is intact, it is not made into anything. How much less, when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be made into anything!
⁶ Therefore, thus says the Lord God, ’As the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so have I given up the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
⁷ and I set My face against them. Though they have come out of the fire, yet the fire will consume them. Then you will know that I am the Lord, when I set My face against them.
⁸ Thus I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully,’" declares the Lord God.
Ezekiel 16
¹ Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
² "Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations