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Ezekiel 23:15-17
New English Translation
Ezekiel 23:15-17
New English Translation
15 wearing belts on their waists and flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like officers, the image of Babylonians[a] whose native land is Chaldea. 16 When she saw them,[b] she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.[c] 17 The Babylonians crawled into bed with her.[d] They defiled her with their lust; after she was defiled by them, she[e] became disgusted with them.
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- Ezekiel 23:15 tn Heb “the sons of Babel.”
- Ezekiel 23:16 tn Heb “at the appearance of her eyes.”
- Ezekiel 23:16 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).
- Ezekiel 23:17 tn Heb “The sons of Babel came to her on a bed of love.”
- Ezekiel 23:17 tn Heb “her soul.”
Ezekiel 23:15-17
New International Version
Ezekiel 23:15-17
New International Version
15 with belts(A) around their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like Babylonian chariot officers, natives of Chaldea.[a] 16 As soon as she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers(B) to them in Chaldea.(C) 17 Then the Babylonians(D) came to her, to the bed of love, and in their lust they defiled her. After she had been defiled by them, she turned away from them in disgust.(E)
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- Ezekiel 23:15 Or Babylonia; also in verse 16
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