ISB ~ Luke 23 v31

the wood:A symbol of Jerusalem. As long as the city is like green wood, which is moist and unsuitable for making a fire, there is still time to repent and embrace the Messiah. Persistent rebellion, however, will make Jerusalem dry and fit to be burned.

• Jesus alludes to Ezekiel’s condemnation of Jerusalem in the sixth century B.C., implying that once again the wayward city will become firewood for the flames of divine judgment (Ezek 15:1-8; 20:47). In addressing this to the faithful “Daughters of Jerusalem” (Lk 23:28), he may be identifying them with the righteous “daughters” of the city who will escape the catastrophe by the mercy of God and become a source of consolation for others (Ezek 14:22).