结15:1 耶和华的话临到我说：
结15:1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
结15:2 “人子啊！葡萄树的木料怎能胜过树林中的枝子呢？
结15:2 Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any branching tree which is among the trees of the woods?
结15:3 人可以从葡萄树上取木料制造对象吗？可以从葡萄树上取木料做钉子挂器皿吗？
结15:3 Will its wood be used for any work? do men make of it a pin for hanging any vessel on?
结15:4 看哪！已经抛在火里当作燃料，火既烧毁了两端，连中间也烧焦了，它还可以用来制造对象吗？
结15:4 See, it is put into the fire for burning: the fire has made a meal of its two ends and the middle part of it is burned; is it good for any work?
结15:5 看哪！它完整的时候，尚且不能用来制造对象，何况它被火烧毁和烧焦了，它还能用来做什么呢？”
结15:5 Truly, before it was cut down, it was not used for any purpose: how much less, when the fire has made a meal of it and it is burned, will it be made into anything?
结15:6 因此，主耶和华这样说：“我怎样把树林中的葡萄树抛在火里当作燃料，也必照样对待耶路撒冷的居民。
结15:6 For this cause the Lord has said: Like the vine-tree among the trees of the woods which I have given to the fire for burning, so will I give the people of Jerusalem.
结15:7 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。
结15:7 And my face will be turned against them; and though they have come out of the fire they will be burned up by it; and it will be clear to you that I am the Lord when my face is turned against them.
结15:8 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。”
结15:8 And I will make the land a waste because they have done evil, says the Lord.