1葡萄树的比喻
1And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:
2“人子啊！葡萄树的木料怎能胜过树林中的枝子呢？
2`Son of man, What is the vine-tree more than any tree? The vine-branch that hath been, Among trees of the forest?
3人可以从葡萄树上取木料制造物件吗？可以从葡萄树上取木料做钉子挂器皿吗？
3Is wood taken from it to use for work? Do they take of it a pin to hang any vessel on it?
4看哪！已经拋在火里当作燃料，火既烧毁了两端，连中间也烧焦了，它还可以用来制造物件吗？
4Lo, to the fire it hath been given for fuel, Its two ends hath the fire eaten, And its midst hath been scorched! Is it profitable for work?
5看哪！它完整的时候，尚且不能用来制造物件，何况它被火烧毁和烧焦了，它还能用来做什么呢？”
5Lo, in its being perfect it is not used for work, How much less, when fire hath eaten of it, And it is scorched, Hath it been used yet for work?
6因此，主耶和华这样说：“我怎样把树林中的葡萄树拋在火里当作燃料，也必照样对待耶路撒冷的居民。
6Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: As the vine-tree among trees of the forest, That I have given to the fire for fuel, So I have given the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
7我必变脸攻击他们；他们虽然从火里逃出来，火仍要吞灭他们；我变脸攻击他们的时候，你们就知道我是耶和华。
7And I have set My face against them, From the fire they have gone forth, And the fire doth consume them, And ye have known that I [am] Jehovah, In My setting My face against them.
8我必使这地荒凉，因为他们行了不忠的事。这是主耶和华的宣告。”
8And I have made the land a desolation, Because they have committed a trespass, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!`