YHVH tells Ezekiel to prophecy against the false prophets and the sorceresses; Elders of Israel come and sit with Ezekiel but they had not removed the idols from before them. YHVH tells Ezekiel that not even if Noah, Daniel or Job lived among the nation would He save the entire country just their souls alone; YHVH asks Ezekiel what will become of the vine-tree as compared to other trees that branch out among the trees of the forest?