Chapter 15
1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
וַ/יְהִ֥יו/יה֥יוַ/יְהִיו/יהיva/y.Hiand/ it cameH9001H1961Hc+Vqw3ms דְבַר\־דבר\דְבַר\־דבר\de.var-[the] word ofH1697G\H9014HNcmsc יְהוָ֖היהו֖היְהוָהיהוהYah.wehYahwehH3068GHNpt אֵלַ֥/יאל֥/יאֵלַ/יאל/י'e.La/ito/ meH0413H9030HR+Sp1bs 2 “Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest?
אָדָ֕םאד֕םאָדָםאדם'a.DamhumankindH0120GHNcmsa יִּֽהְיֶ֥היהי֥היִּֽהְיֶהיהיהyih.Yehis itH1961HVqi3ms הַ/גֶּ֖פֶןה/ג֖פןהַ/גֶּפֶןה/גפןha./Ge.fenthe/ vineH9009H1612HTd+Ncbsa עֵ֑ץע֑ץעֵץעץ'EtztreeH6086GHNcmsc הַ/זְּמוֹרָ֕הה/זמור֕ההַ/זְּמוֹרָהה/זמורהha./ze.mo.Rahthe/ vine branchH9009H2156HTd+Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֥ראש֥ראֲשֶׁראשר'a.SherwhichH0834AHTr הָיָ֖ההי֖ההָיָההיהha.Yahit isH1961HVqp3ms בַּ/עֲצֵ֥יב/עצ֥יבַּ/עֲצֵיב/עציba./'a.Tzeiamong/ [the] trees ofH9003H6086HHR+Ncmpc 3 Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils?
הֲ/יֻקַּ֤חה/יק֤חהֲ/יֻקַּחה/יקחha./yu.Kach¿/ is it takenH9008H3947GHTi+VHi3ms מִמֶּ֙/נּוּ֙ממ֙/נו֙מִמֶּ/נּוּממ/נוmi.Me./nufrom/ itH4480AH9033HR+Sp3ms עֵ֔ץע֔ץעֵץעץ'EtzwoodH6086GHNcmsa לַ/עֲשׂ֖וֹתל/עש֖ותלַ/עֲשׂוֹתל/עשותla./'a.Sotto/ makeH9005H6213HHR+Vqcc לִ/מְלָאכָ֑הל/מלאכ֑הלִ/מְלָאכָהל/מלאכהli/m.la.Khahinto/ a productH9005H4399HR+Ncfsa יִקְח֤וּיקח֤ויִקְחוּיקחוyik.Chudo people takeH3947GHVqi3mp מִמֶּ֙/נּוּ֙ממ֙/נו֙מִמֶּ/נּוּממ/נוmi.Me./nufrom/ itH4480AH9033HR+Sp3ms יָתֵ֔דית֔דיָתֵדיתדya.Teda pegH3489HNcfsa לִ/תְל֥וֹתל/תל֥ותלִ/תְלוֹתל/תלותli/t.Lotto/ hangH9005H8518HR+Vqcc עָלָ֖י/ועל֖י/ועָלָי/ועלי/ו'a.La/von/ itH5921AH9033HR+Sp3ms 4 No, it is cast into the fire for fuel. The fire devours both ends, and the middle is charred. Can it be useful for anything?
הִנֵּ֥ההנ֥ההִנֵּההנהhi.Nehthere!H2009HTj לָ/אֵ֖שׁל/א֖שלָ/אֵשׁל/אשla./'Eshto the/ fireH9005H0784HRd+Ncbsa נִתַּ֣ןנת֣ןנִתַּןנתןni.Tanit is givenH5414GHVNp3ms לְ/אָכְלָ֑הל/אכל֑הלְ/אָכְלָהל/אכלהle./'okh.Lahfor/ fuelH9005H0402HR+Ncfsa אֵת֩את֩אֵתאת'et<obj.>H0853HTo שְׁנֵ֨ישנ֨ישְׁנֵישניshe.Nei[the] twoH8147HAcbdc קְצוֹתָ֜י/וקצות֜י/וקְצוֹתָי/וקצותי/וke.tzo.Ta/vends/ itsH7098H9023HNcfpc+Sp3ms אָכְלָ֤האכל֤האָכְלָהאכלה'a.khe.Lahit consumesH0398HVqp3fs הָ/אֵשׁ֙ה/אש֙הָ/אֵשׁה/אשha./'Eshthe/ fireH9009H0784HTd+Ncbsa וְ/תוֹכ֣/וֹו/תוכ֣/ווְ/תוֹכ/וֹו/תוכ/וve./to.Kh/oand/ [the] middle of/ itH9002H8432H9023HC+Ncmsc+Sp3ms נָחָ֔רנח֔רנָחָרנחרna.Charit is charredH2787HVNp3ms הֲ/יִצְלַ֖חה/יצל֖חהֲ/יִצְלַחה/יצלחha./yitz.Lach¿/ is it successfulH9008H6743BHTi+Vqi3ms לִ/מְלָאכָֽה\׃ל/מלאכה\לִ/מְלָאכָֽה\׃ל/מלאכה\li/m.la.Khahfor/ a productH9005H4399\H9016HR+Ncfsa 5 Even when it was whole, it could not be made useful. How much less can it ever be useful when the fire has consumed it and charred it!
הִנֵּה֙הנה֙הִנֵּההנהhi.Nehthere!H2009HTj בִּֽ/הְיוֹת֣/וֹב/היות֣/ובִּֽ/הְיוֹת/וֹב/היות/וbi/h.yo.T/owhen/ was/ itH9003H1961H9043HR+Vqcc+Sp3ms תָמִ֔יםתמ֔יםתָמִיםתמיםta.MimcompleteH8549IHAamsa לֹ֥אל֥אלֹאלאlo'notH3808HTn יֵֽעָשֶׂ֖היעש֖היֵֽעָשֶׂהיעשהye.'a.Sehit was madeH6213AHVNi3ms לִ/מְלָאכָ֑הל/מלאכ֑הלִ/מְלָאכָהל/מלאכהli/m.la.Khahinto/ a productH9005H4399HR+Ncfsa אַ֣ףא֣ףאַףאף'afindeed?H0637HTj אֵ֤שׁא֤שאֵשׁאש'esha fireH0784HNcbsa אֲכָלַ֙תְ/הוּ֙אכל֙ת/הו֙אֲכָלַתְ/הוּאכלת/הו'a.kha.Lat./huit has consumed/ itH0398H9033HVqp3fs+Sp3ms וַ/יֵּחָ֔רו/יח֔רוַ/יֵּחָרו/יחרva/i.ye.Charand/ it has been charredH9001H2787Hc+VNw3ms וְ/נַעֲשָׂ֥הו/נעש֥הוְ/נַעֲשָׂהו/נעשהve./na.'a.Sahand/ will it be made?H9001H6213AHc+VNq3ms ע֖וֹדע֖ודעוֹדעודodagainH5750HAcmsa 6 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give up the people of Jerusalem.
לָ/כֵ֗ןל/כ֗ןלָ/כֵןל/כןla./Khen<to>/ thereforeH9005H3651CHR+D כֹּ֤הכ֤הכֹּהכהkohthusH3541HD אָמַר֙אמר֙אָמַראמר'a.Marhe saysH0559HVqp3ms אֲדֹנָ֣יאדנ֣יאֲדֹנָיאדני'a.do.Nai[the] LordH0136HNpt יְהוִ֔היהו֔היְהוִהיהוהYah.wehYahwehH3069HNpt כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֤רכ/אש֤רכַּ/אֲשֶׁרכ/אשרka./'a.Sherjust/ asH9004H0834DHR+Tr הַ/גֶּ֙פֶן֙ה/ג֙פן֙הַ/גֶּפֶןה/גפןha./Ge.fenthe/ vineH9009H1612HTd+Ncbsa בְּ/עֵ֣ץב/ע֣ץבְּ/עֵץב/עץbe./'Etzamong/ [the] tree[s] ofH9003H6086HHR+Ncmsc הַ/יַּ֔עַרה/י֔ערהַ/יַּעַרה/יערhai./Ya.'arthe/ forestH9009H3293AHTd+Ncmsa נְתַתִּ֥י/ונתת֥י/ונְתַתִּי/ונתתי/וne.ta.Ti/vI have given/ itH5414GH9033HVqp1cs+Sp3ms לָ/אֵ֖שׁל/א֖שלָ/אֵשׁל/אשla./'Eshto the/ fireH9005H0784HRd+Ncbsa לְ/אָכְלָ֑הל/אכל֑הלְ/אָכְלָהל/אכלהle./'okh.Lahfor/ fuelH9005H0402HR+Ncfsa נָתַ֔תִּינת֔תינָתַתִּינתתיna.Ta.tiI have givenH5414GHVqp1cs יֹשְׁבֵ֖יישב֖ייֹשְׁבֵיישביyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants ofH3427HVqrmpc יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃ירושלם\יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃ירושלם\ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389\H9016HNpl 7 And I will set My face against them. Though they may have escaped the fire, yet another fire will consume them. And when I set My face against them, you will know that I am the LORD.
וְ/נָתַתִּ֤יו/נתת֤יוְ/נָתַתִּיו/נתתיve./na.ta.Tiand/ I will setH9001H5414HHc+Vqq1cs פָּנַ/י֙פנ/י֙פָּנַ/יפנ/יpa.Na/iface/ myH6440HH9020HNcmpc+Sp1bs בָּ/הֶ֔םב/ה֔םבָּ/הֶםב/הםba./Hemon/ themH9003H9038HR+Sp3mp מֵ/הָ/אֵ֣שׁמ/ה/א֣שמֵ/הָ/אֵשׁמ/ה/אשme./ha./'Eshfrom/ the/ fireH9006H9009H0784HR+Td+Ncbsa יָצָ֔אוּיצ֔אויָצָאוּיצאוya.Tza.'uthey have come outH3318GHVqp3cp וְ/הָ/אֵ֖שׁו/ה/א֖שוְ/הָ/אֵשׁו/ה/אשve./ha./'Eshand/ the/ fireH9002H9009H0784HC+Td+Ncbsa תֹּֽאכְלֵ֑/םתאכל֑/םתֹּֽאכְלֵ/םתאכל/םtokh.Le/mit will consume/ themH0398H9038HVqi3fs+Sp3mp וִֽ/ידַעְתֶּם֙ו/ידעתם֙וִֽ/ידַעְתֶּםו/ידעתםvi./da'.Temand/ you will knowH9001H3045Hc+Vqq2mp אֲנִ֣יאנ֣יאֲנִיאני'a.NiIH0589HPp1bs יְהוָ֔היהו֔היְהוָהיהוהYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068GHNpt בְּ/שׂוּמִ֥/יב/שומ֥/יבְּ/שׂוּמִ/יב/שומ/יbe./su.M/iwhen/ set/ IH9003H7760AH9040HR+Vqcc+Sp1bs פָּנַ֖/יפנ֖/יפָּנַ/יפנ/יpa.Na/iface/ myH6440HH9020HNcmpc+Sp1bs 8 Thus I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
וְ/נָתַתִּ֥יו/נתת֥יוְ/נָתַתִּיו/נתתיve./na.ta.Tiand/ I will makeH9001H5414IHc+Vqq1cs הָ/אָ֖רֶץה/א֖רץהָ/אָרֶץה/ארץha./'A.retzthe/ landH9009H0776GHTd+Ncfsa שְׁמָמָ֑השממ֑השְׁמָמָהשממהshe.ma.Maha desolationH8077AHNcfsa יַ֚עַןי֚עןיַעַןיעןYa.'anbecauseH3282HC מָ֣עֲלוּמ֣עלומָעֲלוּמעלוMa.'a.luthey have acted unfaithfullyH4603HVqp3cp מַ֔עַלמ֔עלמַעַלמעלMa.'alunfaithfulnessH4604HNcmsa נְאֻ֖םנא֖םנְאֻםנאםne.'Um[the] utterance ofH5002HNcmsc אֲדֹנָ֥יאדנ֥יאֲדֹנָיאדני'a.do.Nai[the] LordH0136HNpt