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They were dressed like chariot officers from the land of Babylonia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />wearing belts on their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them having the appearance of officers, a likeness of Babylonians whose native land was Chaldea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />wearing belts on their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like officers of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Girded with belts around their waists, Flowing turbans on their heads, All of them looking like captains, In the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, The land of their nativity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />wearing belts around their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like officers, like the Babylonians <i>in</i> Chaldea, the land of their birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />girded with belts on their loins, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like officers, like the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />girded with belts on their loins, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like officers, like the Babylonians <i>in</i> Chaldea, the land of their birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />girded with belts on their loins, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like officers, in the likeness of the Babylonians <i>in</i> Chaldea, the land of their birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />girded with belts on their loins, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like officers, like the Babylonian men whose native land was Chaldea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />wearing belts on their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like officers, a depiction of the Babylonians in Chaldea, their native land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />wearing belts on their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like officers, a depiction of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />girded with girdles upon their loins, with flowing turbans upon their heads, all of them princes to look upon, after the likeness of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their nativity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They had belts around their waists and large turbans on their heads, and they reminded her of Babylonian cavalry officers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look upon, after the likeness of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their nativity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The men had belts around their waists and flowing turbans on their heads. All of them looked like Babylonian officers who were born in Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Girded with waistbands around their loins, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looked like chariot officers, similar to the Babylonians from Chaldea, where they had been born.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />wearing belts on their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like officers of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />wearing belts on their waists and flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like officers, the image of Babylonians whose native land is Chaldea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />wearing belts on their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like officers, after the likeness of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />dressed with belts on their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like princes, after the likeness of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Girded with a girdle on their loins, "" Dyed attire spread out on their heads, "" The appearance of rulers—all of them, "" The likeness of sons of Babylon, "" Chaldea is the land of their birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Girded with a girdle on their loins, Dyed attire spread out on their heads, The appearance of rulers -- all of them, The likeness of sons of Babylon, Chaldea is the land of their birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Girding girdles upon their loins, a superfluity of dippings upon their heads, the appearance of third men all of them, the likeness of the sons of Babel of Chaldea, the land of their birth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And girded with girdles about their reins, and with dyed turbans on their heads, the resemblance of all the captains, the likeness of the sons of Babylon, and of the land of the Chaldeans wherein they were born, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />with belts wrapped around the waist, and with dyed headdresses on their heads, having seen the appearance of all the rulers, the likenesses of the sons of Babylon and of the land of the Chaldeans in which they were born,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />with sashes tied about their waists, flowing turbans on their heads, all looking like chariot warriors, images of Babylonians, natives of Chaldea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />with belts around their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like officers—a picture of Babylonians whose native land was Chaldea.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Girded with girdles upon their loins and with turbans tied on their heads, all of them handsome men to look at, the likeness of the sons of Babylon and of the land of the Chaldeans, the land of their nativity;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they girded girdles on their loins and bands tied on their heads. The appearances are of men; all the likeness are of the sons of Babel and of the Chaldeans, the land in which they were born<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />girded with girdles upon their loins, with pendant turbans upon their heads, all of them captains to look upon, the likeness of the sons of Babylon, even of Chaldea, the land of their nativity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />having variegated girdles on their loins, having also richly dyed <i>attire</i> upon their heads; all had a princely appearance, the likeness of the children of the Chaldeans, of their native land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/23-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=6476" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/23.htm">The Adultery of Oholah and Oholibah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>But Oholibah carried her prostitution even further. She saw the men portrayed on the wall, images of the Chaldeans, engraved in vermilion, <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2289.htm" title="2289: ḥă·ḡō·w·rê (N-mpc) -- Girded. From chagar; belted.">wearing</a> <a href="/hebrew/232.htm" title="232: ’ê·zō·wr (N-ms) -- A waist cloth. From 'aziqqiym; something girt; a belt, also a band.">belts</a> <a href="/hebrew/4975.htm" title="4975: bə·mā·ṯə·nê·hem (Prep-b:: N-mdc:: 3mp) -- Loins. From an unused root meaning to be slender; properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins.">on their waists</a> <a href="/hebrew/5628.htm" title="5628: sə·rū·ḥê (Adj-mpc) -- To go free, be unrestrained, overrun, exceed. A primitive root; to extend.">and flowing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2871.htm" title="2871: ṭə·ḇū·lîm (N-mp) -- A turban. Passive participle of tabal; properly, dyed, i.e. A turban.">turbans</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: bə·rā·šê·hem (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">on their heads;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4758.htm" title="4758: mar·’êh (N-msc) -- Sight, appearance, vision. From ra'ah; a view; also an appearance, whether a shape, or a vision.">of them looked</a> <a href="/hebrew/7991.htm" title="7991: šā·li·šîm (N-mp) -- Or shalowsh; or shalosh; from shalowsh; a triple, i.e. a triangle; also a three-fold measure; also a general of the third rank.">like officers</a> <a href="/hebrew/1823.htm" title="1823: də·mūṯ (N-fsc) -- Likeness, similitude. From damah; resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, like."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of the Babylonians</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: ḇā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3778.htm" title="3778: kaś·dîm (N-proper-ms) -- A region of S. Bab. and its inhab. (occasionally with enclitic) Kasdiymah; towards the Kasdites.">in Chaldea,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4138.htm" title="4138: mō·w·laḏ·tām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Kindred, birth, offspring. From yalad; nativity; by implication, lineage, native country; also offspring, family.">of their birth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>At the sight of them, she lusted for them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Revelation 17:4-5</a></span><br />The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. / And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-30.htm">Jeremiah 4:30</a></span><br />And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16-24</a></span><br />The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty—walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles— / the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.” / In that day the Lord will take away their finery: their anklets and headbands and crescents; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-16.htm">Revelation 18:16</a></span><br />saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">2 Kings 9:30</a></span><br />Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/23-16.htm">Isaiah 23:16-17</a></span><br />“Take up your harp, stroll through the city, O forgotten harlot. Make sweet melody, sing many a song, so you will be remembered.” / And at the end of seventy years, the LORD will restore Tyre. Then she will return to hire as a prostitute and sell herself to all the kingdoms on the face of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1-2</a></span><br />Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Hosea 2:13</a></span><br />I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she adorned herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-4.htm">Nahum 3:4</a></span><br />because of the many harlotries of the harlot, the seductive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Revelation 18:3</a></span><br />All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1-3</a></span><br />“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate. / Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. / Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-7.htm">Jeremiah 51:7</a></span><br />Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a></span><br />Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/7-10.htm">Proverbs 7:10-12</a></span><br />Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart. / She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home. / Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-8.htm">Isaiah 57:8</a></span><br />Behind the door and doorpost you have set up your memorial. Forsaking Me, you uncovered your bed; you climbed up and opened it wide. And you have made a pact with those whose bed you have loved; you have gazed upon their nakedness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Girded with girdles on their loins, exceeding in dyed attire on their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:</p><p class="hdg">with girdles</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/18-4.htm">1 Samuel 18:4</a></b></br> And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that <i>was</i> upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/22-21.htm">Isaiah 22:21</a></b></br> And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.</p><p class="hdg">all of</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/8-18.htm">Judges 8:18</a></b></br> Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men <i>were they</i> whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou <i>art</i>, so <i>were</i> they; each one resembled the children of a king.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/14-25.htm">2 Samuel 14:25</a></b></br> But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.</p><p class="hdg">look to.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/10-22.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-32.htm">Attire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-14.htm">Babylonian</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-3.htm">Babylonians</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-21.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-4.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-7.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-12.htm">Captains</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-29.htm">Chaldaea</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-29.htm">Chaldea</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-29.htm">Chalde'a</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-12.htm">Children</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Dyed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-13.htm">Exceeding</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-13.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-10.htm">Girded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-11.htm">Girdle</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-22.htm">Girdles</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-12.htm">Hanging</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-4.htm">Head-Dresses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-10.htm">Likeness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-30.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-16.htm">Native</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-30.htm">Nativity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-24.htm">Officers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-1.htm">Picture</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-8.htm">Round</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-23.htm">Turbans</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-11.htm">Waists</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-8.htm">Attire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-2.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/daniel/9-1.htm">Babylonian</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-17.htm">Babylonians</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-14.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-7.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Captains</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-16.htm">Chaldaea</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-16.htm">Chaldea</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-16.htm">Chalde'a</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-17.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/25-5.htm">Dyed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-10.htm">Exceeding</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-6.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-31.htm">Girded</a> <a href="/matthew/3-4.htm">Girdle</a> <a href="/matthew/10-9.htm">Girdles</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-10.htm">Hanging</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-23.htm">Head-Dresses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-42.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/daniel/10-16.htm">Likeness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-45.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/amos/7-11.htm">Native</a> <a href="/genesis/11-28.htm">Nativity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Officers</a> <a href="/mark/4-30.htm">Picture</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-24.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-23.htm">Turbans</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-18.htm">Waists</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/23-1.htm">The unfaithfulness of Aholah and Aholibah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Aholibah is to be plagued by her lovers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/23-36.htm">The prophet reproves the adulteries of them both</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/23-45.htm">and shows their judgments</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The mention of belts here may indicate a sense of preparedness or authority. In biblical times, belts were also associated with warriors and officials, suggesting a position of power or influence. This imagery aligns with the depiction of the Babylonians as a formidable and organized force.<p><b>and flowing turbans on their heads</b><br>Turbans were common headgear in the ancient Near East, often signifying status or rank. The flowing nature of the turbans suggests a sense of grandeur or nobility. In the context of Ezekiel, this description emphasizes the allure and perceived superiority of the Babylonians, which captivated the Israelites. Turbans are also mentioned in other parts of the Bible, such as in the priestly garments described in Exodus, indicating a connection to authority and religious significance.<p><b>all of them looked like officers of the Babylonians</b><br>The Babylonians were known for their military prowess and structured hierarchy. Officers would have been distinguished by their attire and demeanor, representing the might and discipline of the Babylonian empire. This phrase highlights the Israelites' fascination with foreign powers and their tendency to be swayed by appearances rather than faithfulness to God. The allure of Babylonian officers serves as a metaphor for the spiritual adultery of Israel, as they were drawn away from their covenant with God.<p><b>in Chaldea, the land of their birth</b><br>Chaldea refers to the southern region of Babylon, known for its rich culture and advanced civilization. It was the birthplace of the Chaldeans, who played a significant role in the history of Babylon. This geographical reference underscores the origin and identity of the Babylonians, emphasizing their deep roots and established presence in the region. Historically, the Chaldeans were known for their contributions to astronomy and mathematics, which added to their reputation as a sophisticated and influential people. The mention of their birthplace serves to remind the Israelites of the foreign nature of the influences they were adopting, contrasting with their own heritage and calling as God's chosen people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who ministered to the exiles in Babylon. He is the author of the book and delivers God's messages through vivid imagery and allegory.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/o/oholah_and_oholibah.htm">Oholah and Oholibah</a></b><br>Symbolic names for Samaria and Jerusalem, representing the northern and southern kingdoms of Israel. They are depicted as sisters in this allegory, engaging in idolatry and unfaithfulness to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonians.htm">Babylonians</a></b><br>The people of Babylon, known for their military prowess and cultural influence. They are depicted as attractive and alluring to the Israelites, leading them into idolatry.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/chaldea.htm">Chaldea</a></b><br>A region in southern Babylon, known for its wealth and power. It represents the source of temptation and idolatry for Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/idolatry.htm">Idolatry</a></b><br>The central theme of this passage, where Israel's infidelity to God is likened to adultery with foreign nations and their gods.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a></b><br>Just as Israel was seduced by the allure of Babylon, Christians today must be vigilant against modern forms of idolatry, such as materialism, power, and cultural conformity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god.htm">Faithfulness to God</a></b><br>The passage calls believers to remain faithful to God, resisting the temptations that lead us away from His commandments and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_influence.htm">Cultural Influence</a></b><br>The Babylonians' appearance and allure symbolize the seductive power of culture. Christians are called to discern and resist cultural influences that contradict biblical values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Despite Israel's unfaithfulness, God's desire is for repentance and restoration. Believers are encouraged to seek God's forgiveness and return to Him wholeheartedly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>The imagery of officers and warriors reminds us of the spiritual battle we face. Christians are called to put on the full armor of God to stand firm against spiritual deception.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_15_2-3_view_vines.htm">How does Ezekiel 15:2-3 reconcile the vine's supposed worthlessness with other biblical passages celebrating vines as symbols of blessing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_ezekiel_34_2's_leaders.htm">Ezekiel 34:2 - How can we verify historically or archaeologically that corrupt leaders were truly the 'shepherds' described here?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god_both_merciful_and_vengeful.htm">What explains the apparent inconsistency between God's merciful nature elsewhere and the violent retribution depicted in Ezekiel 23:22-27?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_rev_15_6-7_angels'_sashes_be_historical.htm">Revelation 15:6-7 depicts angels with golden sashes--can this imagery be reconciled with known historical or archaeological findings?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Exceeding in dyed attire</span>; better, <span class="accented">with dyed turbans</span>, or <span class="accented">tiaras</span>, such as are seen on the Assyrian monuments of Nimrud, Khorsabad, and Kouyunyik. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/23-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">wearing</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲגוֹרֵ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·ḡō·w·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2289.htm">Strong's 2289: </a> </span><span class="str2">Belted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">belts</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵז֜וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·zō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_232.htm">Strong's 232: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something girt, a belt, a band</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on their waists</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·mā·ṯə·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - mdc | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4975.htm">Strong's 4975: </a> </span><span class="str2">The waist, small of the back, the loins</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and flowing</span><br /><span class="heb">סְרוּחֵ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(sə·rū·ḥê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5628.htm">Strong's 5628: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go free, be unrestrained, overrun, exceed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">turbans</span><br /><span class="heb">טְבוּלִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(ṭə·ḇū·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2871.htm">Strong's 2871: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dyed, a turban</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on their heads;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rā·šê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כֻּלָּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(kul·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of them looked</span><br /><span class="heb">מַרְאֵ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(mar·’êh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4758.htm">Strong's 4758: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sight, appearance, vision</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like officers</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁלִשִׁ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(šā·li·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7991.htm">Strong's 7991: </a> </span><span class="str2">A triple, a triangle, a three-fold measure, a general of the third rank</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Babylonians</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Chaldea,</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(kaś·dîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chaldeans -- a region of southern Babylon and its inhab</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֖רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their birth.</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹלַדְתָּֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·laḏ·tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4138.htm">Strong's 4138: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nativity, lineage, native country, offspring, family</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/23-15.htm">Ezekiel 23:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/23-15.htm">Ezekiel 23:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/23-15.htm">Ezekiel 23:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/23-15.htm">Ezekiel 23:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/23-15.htm">Ezekiel 23:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/23-15.htm">Ezekiel 23:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/23-15.htm">Ezekiel 23:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/23-15.htm">Ezekiel 23:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/23-15.htm">Ezekiel 23:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/23-15.htm">Ezekiel 23:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/23-15.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 23:15 Girded with girdles on their waists (Ezek. 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