Then the wordof the LORDcameto me, saying,
"Then they will comfortyou whenyou seetheir conductand actions,for you will knowthat I have not donein vainwhateverI didto it," declaresthe LordGOD.
"Sonof man,howis the woodof the vine[better] thananywoodof a branchwhichis among the treesof the forest?
And the wordof the LORDcameto me saying,
Israelis a luxuriantvine;He producesfruitfor himself. The morehis fruit,The morealtarshe made;The richerhis land,The betterhe madethe [sacred] pillars.
I have also spokento the prophets,And I gavenumerousvisions,And throughthe prophetsI gaveparables.
