Here the chapter concludes with the establishment of the metaphorical identification: Jerusalem is to the covenant God as useless vine wood is to practical utility—fit only for destruction and burning. The complete metaphor spans from rhetorical questions through explicit application, demonstrating how Jerusalem's covenant relationship has become not merely broken but worthless. The metaphor's effectiveness lies in its inexorable logic: if vine wood serves no purpose except burning, and Jerusalem is like vine wood, then Jerusalem's destiny is destruction. This verse completes the allegory's grim application.

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