Ezekiel 23:16

23:16 When she saw them, ¹  she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea. ² 

Ezekiel 23:15

23:15 wearing belts on their waists and flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like officers, the image of Babylonians ³  whose native land is Chaldea.

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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.”