Ezekiel 19:12-14

The Voice

¹²     But the vine was uprooted in rage
        and thrown to the ground!
    The hot east wind blew, and soon all the fruits shriveled up;
        the strongest branch broke, and the leaves withered;
        fire consumed it.
¹³     Now the remains of it are planted in the wilderness—
        in a dry and thirsty land.
¹⁴     Fire has spread from its branch;
        it scorched its shoots and devoured its fruit.
    There is no longer a strong branch left on the vine
        that is fit to be made into a royal scepter.