23:16 When she saw them, 1 she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea. 2
1 tnHeb “at the appearance of her eyes.”
2 sn The Chaldeans were prominent tribal groups of Babylonia. The imagery is reminiscent of events in the reigns of Hezekiah (2 Kgs 20:12-15) and Jehoiakim (2 Kgs 23:34-24:1).