Yehezkiel 23:22-26

23:22 “Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the sovereign Lord says: Look here, ¹  I am about to stir up against you the lovers with whom you were disgusted; I will bring them against you from every side: 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. 23:24 They will attack ⁵  you with weapons, ⁶  chariots, wagons, and with a huge army; ⁷  they will array themselves against you on every side with large shields, small shields, and helmets. I will assign them the task of judgment; ⁸  they will punish you according to their laws. 23:25 I will direct ⁹  my jealous anger against you, and they will deal with you in rage. They will cut off your nose and your ears, ¹⁰  and your survivors will die ¹¹  by the sword. They will seize your sons and daughters, and your survivors will be consumed by fire. 23:26 They will strip your clothes off you and take away your beautiful jewelry.

[23:22]  ¹ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

[23:23]  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.

[23:23]  ³ sn Shoa was the name of a nomadic people (the Sutu) that lived in Mesopotamia.

[23:23]  ⁴ sn Koa was the name of another Mesopotamian people group (the Qutu).

[23:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “come against.”

[23:24]  ⁶ tn This is the only occurrence of this term in the OT. The precise meaning is uncertain.

[23:24]  ⁷ tn Heb “an assembly of peoples.”

[23:24]  ⁸ tn Heb “I will place before them judgment.”

[23:25]  ⁹ tn Heb “give.”

[23:25]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “they will remove.”

[23:25]  sn This method of punishment is attested among ancient Egyptian and Hittite civilizations. See W. Zimmerli, Ezekiel (Hermeneia), 1:489.

[23:25]  ¹¹ tn Heb “fall.”