Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 20:47

"and say to the forest of the South, Hear the word of Jehovah: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burnt thereby." — Ezekiel 20:47 (ASV)

Every green tree in you, and every dry tree – that is, persons of every condition, the condition here probably referring to their moral state. The approaching desolation will be so complete that, like other national judgments, it will sweep away all alike. No distinction could be made in favor of those who might be less ripe in evil.

Our Lord may have had this expression in mind in Luke 23:31. At the close of the verse, by introducing the words all faces, the prophet, as he so often does, breaks away from the figure to its interpretation, and plainly shows the meaning of the former.