Ezekiel 23:8
23:8 She did not abandon the prostitution she had practiced in Egypt; for in her youth men had sex with her, fondled her virgin breasts, and ravished her. 1
Ezekiel 23:23
23:23 the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, 2 Shoa, 3 and Koa, 4 and all the Assyrians with them, desirable young men, all of them governors and officials, officers and nobles, all of them riding on horses.
Ezekiel 37:6
37:6 I will put tendons 5 on you and muscles over you and will cover you with skin; I will put breath 6 in you and you will live. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”
1 tn Heb “and poured out their harlotry on her.”
2 sn Pekod was the name of an Aramean tribe (known as Puqudu in Mesopotamian texts) that lived in the region of the Tigris River.
3 sn Shoa was the name of a nomadic people (the Sutu) that lived in Mesopotamia.
4 sn Koa was the name of another Mesopotamian people group (the Qutu).
5 tn The exact physiological meaning of the term is uncertain. In addition to v. 8, the term occurs only in Gen 32:33; Job 10:11; 40:17; and Jer 48:4.
6 tn Or “a spirit.”