"Behold,while it is intact,it is not madeinto anything.Howmuchless,whenthe firehas consumedit and it is charred,can it stillbe madeinto anything!
"It shall be in thosedayswhenyou are multipliedand increasedin the land,"declaresthe LORD,"they will nolongersay,'The arkof the covenantof the LORD.'And it will not cometo mind,norwill they rememberit, norwill they miss[it], norwill it be madeagain.
"Ifit has been putinto the firefor fuel,[and] the firehas consumedbothof its endsand its middleparthas beencharred,is it [then] usefulfor anything?
"Therefore,thussaysthe LordGOD,'As the woodof the vineamong the treesof the forest,whichI have givento the firefor fuel,sohave I givenup the inhabitantsof Jerusalem;
