and say to the forest of the South, ‘Hear the word of the Lord! Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree and every dry tree in you; the blazing flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be scorched by it.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

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…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

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

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

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

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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…