The Useless Vine

And the word of the Lord came to me:

“Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any wood, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest?

Therefore thus says the Lord God: Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give up the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

The Two Eagles and the Vine

The word of the Lord came to me:

and it sprouted and became a low spreading vine, and its branches turned toward him, and its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine, and brought forth branches and put forth foliage.

“But there was another great eagle with great wings and much plumage; and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him, and shot forth its branches toward him that he might water it. From the bed where it was planted

he transplanted it to good soil by abundant waters, that it might bring forth branches, and bear fruit, and become a noble vine.

Your mother was like a vine in a vineyard transplanted by the water, fruitful and full of branches by reason of abundant water.

But the vine was plucked up in fury, cast down to the ground; the east wind dried it up; its fruit was stripped off, its strong stem was withered; the fire consumed it.

And they shall dwell securely in it, and they shall build houses and plant vineyards. They shall dwell securely, when I execute judgments upon all their neighbors who have treated them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.”