Tell the southern wilderness, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Hear the word of the Lord! I will set you on fire, and every tree, both green and dry, will be burned. The terrible flames will not be quenched and will scorch everything from south to north.

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…