This paragraph is, in the Hebrew text, Septuagint, and Vulgate, the beginning of Ezekiel 21:0, to which it belongs, as it contains a prophecy deliv…

Every green tree in you, and every dry tree – that is, persons of every condition, the condition here probably referring …

And say to the forest of the south
To the inhabitants of Jerusalem and Judea: hear the word of the Lord<…

Judah and Jerusalem had been full of people, like a forest of trees, but empty of fruit. God's word prophesies against those who do not produce the…