Ezekiel 23:16-17

23:16 When she saw them, 1  she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea. 2  23:17 The Babylonians crawled into bed with her. 3  They defiled her with their lust; after she was defiled by them, she 4  became disgusted with them.

1 tn Heb “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).

3 tn Heb “The sons of Babel came to her on a bed of love.”

4 tn Heb “her soul.”