"Sonof man,howis the woodof the vine[better] thananywoodof a branchwhichis among the treesof the forest?
The figtreehas ripenedits figs,And the vinesin blossomhave givenforth [their] fragrance.Arise,my darling,my beautifulone,And comealong!'"
"Catchthe foxesfor us, The littlefoxesthat are ruiningthe vineyards,While our vineyardsare in blossom."
"I wentdownto the orchardof nuttreesTo seethe blossomsof the valley,To seewhether the vinehad budded[Or] the pomegranateshad bloomed.
"Let us riseearly[and go] to the vineyards;Let us seewhetherthe vinehas budded[And its] blossomshave opened,[And whether] the pomegranateshave bloomed.ThereI will giveyou my love.
Shoutfor joy,O heavens,for the LORDhas done[it]! Shoutjoyfully,you lowerpartsof the earth;Breakforthinto a shoutof joy,you mountains,O forest,and everytreein it; For the LORDhas redeemedJacobAnd in IsraelHe showsforth His glory.
"Yet I plantedyou a choicevine,A completelyfaithfulseed.Howthen have you turnedyourself before Me Into the degenerateshoots of a foreignvine?
Then the wordof the LORDcameto me, saying,
"Can woodbe takenfrom it to makeanything,orcan [men] takea pegfrom it on which to hanganyvessel?
But it was pluckedup in fury;It was castdownto the ground;And the eastwinddriedup its fruit.Its strongbranchwas tornoffSo that it withered;The fireconsumedit.
Israelis a luxuriantvine;He producesfruitfor himself. The morehis fruit,The morealtarshe made;The richerhis land,The betterhe madethe [sacred] pillars.
Therefore,on accountof you Zionwill be plowedas a field,Jerusalemwill becomea heapof ruins,And the mountainof the temple[will become] highplacesof a forest.
Wail,O cypress,for the cedarhas fallen,Becausethe glorious[trees] have been destroyed;Wail,O oaksof Bashan,For the impenetrableforesthas comedown.
