Eze 20:47 | JFB | STEP | 47. fire —every kind of judgment ( , "my sword"; ). green tree . . . dry —fit and unfit materials for fuel alike; "the righteous and the wicked," as explained in . Unsparing universality of the judgment! flaming flame —one continued and unextinguished flame. "The glowing flame" [FAIRBAIRN ]. faces —persons; here the metaphor is merged in the reality.

Ezekiel 20:47

47. fire—every kind of judgment (Eze 19:12; 21:3, "my sword"; Jer 21:14).

green tree . . . dry—fit and unfit materials for fuel alike; "the righteous and the wicked," as explained in Eze 21:3, 4; Lu 23:31. Unsparing universality of the judgment!

flaming flame—one continued and unextinguished flame. "The glowing flame" [FAIRBAIRN].

faces—persons; here the metaphor is merged in the reality.