Ezekiel 20:47

And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord God; 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 burned therein.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 15:7 continues the fire judgment, highlighting that those escaping one fire face another—same oracle context.

Ezekiel 15:6 also depicts Judah as wood given to fire—identical judgment imagery for Jerusalem's destruction.

Ezekiel 19:12 says fire consumed the strong rods — the same judgment by fire on tree/branch imagery.

In Ezekiel 22:21, God's wrath fire is blown to melt Israel — same furnace metaphor reinforcing consuming judgment.

In Ezekiel 22:20, the furnace melting metals expands the fire-of-wrath metaphor to gathering and refining judgment.

In Ezekiel 19:14, fire from the vine's stem consumes its fruit — a parallel judgment image focusing on the end of Judah's rulers.

In Deuteronomy 32:22, divine anger kindles fire that devours earth and Sheol — a foundational OT image echoed here.

Luke 23:31 Allusion

In Luke 23:31, Jesus uses green and dry wood for coming judgment — directly echoing Ezekiel's metaphor for Israel's fate.

In Mark 9:43-49, Jesus uses the same 'unquenchable fire' imagery from OT judgment to describe hell, reinforcing this prophecy.

Isaiah 9:18 Parallel

In Isaiah 9:18, wickedness burns like fire consuming forest thickets — very similar imagery of forest fire as judgment.

Isaiah 9:19 Parallel

In Isaiah 9:19, the land is scorched and people become fuel — continuing the forest fire judgment from verse 18.

In Isaiah 66:24, the unquenchable fire for the rebels echoes this same judgment imagery of fire that cannot be quenched.

In Jeremiah 21:14, the Lord kindles a fire in Jerusalem's forest to devour — nearly identical language to this verse.

In 2 Kings 22:17, God's wrath kindled against Judah is said to 'not be quenched', directly paralleling the unquenchable fire here.

Matthew 3:12 describes unquenchable fire for chaff — same concept of divine judgment that cannot be extinguished.

Amos 5:6 Parallel

Amos 5:6 warns of God breaking out like fire with none to quench — nearly identical language of unquenchable fire.

Lamentations 4:11 says God kindled a fire in Zion that devoured foundations — identical language of kindled fire consuming.

Jeremiah 17:27 warns of fire kindled in Jerusalem's gates that will devour and not be quenched, matching Ezekiel's unquenchable fire of judgment.

Jeremiah 11:16 describes a green olive tree set on fire and its branches consumed, echoing Ezekiel's devouring of the green tree.

Jeremiah 7:20 says God's wrath will burn on trees of the field and not be quenched, exactly matching Ezekiel's fire on green and dry trees.

Jeremiah 4:4 warns of God's wrath going forth like fire that burns with none to quench it, directly paralleling the unquenchable fire in Ezekiel.

Isaiah 27:11 describes dry branches being burned for fire, paralleling the dry trees consumed in Ezekiel's forest judgment.

In Isaiah 10:18, fire consumes the forest of Assyria's glory, echoing Ezekiel's imagery of devouring green and dry trees in judgment.

Psalm 83:14 Parallel

In Psalm 83:14, fire consuming the forest is used as a simile for God's judgment, directly matching this forest fire imagery.

Psalm 80:16 Parallel

In Psalm 80:16, Israel as a vine is burned with fire, echoing the devouring fire of judgment on God's people.

Hebrews 6:8 Parallel

Hebrews 6:8 uses land that is burned after thorns — similar agricultural/judgment fire imagery but different contexts.