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And all the Assyrians will come with them—handsome young captains, commanders, chariot officers, and other high-ranking officers, all riding their horses. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/23.htm">English Standard Version</a> the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them, desirable young men, governors and commanders all of them, officers and men of renown, all of them riding on horses. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, the men of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them—all desirable young men, governors and commanders, officers and men of renown, mounted on horses. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/23.htm">King James Bible</a> The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/23.htm">New King James Version</a> The Babylonians, All the Chaldeans, Pekod, Shoa, Koa, All the Assyrians with them, All of them desirable young men, Governors and rulers, Captains and men of renown, All of them riding on horses. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them; handsome young men, governors and officials all of them, officers and men of renown, all of them riding on horses. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/23.htm">NASB 1995</a> the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them; desirable young men, governors and officials all of them, officers and men of renown, all of them riding on horses. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a> the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them; desirable young men, governors and officials all of them, officers and men of renown, all of them riding on horses. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them; desirable choice men, governors and officials, all of them, officers and men of renown, all of them riding on horses. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a> the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them, desirable young men, governors and officials all of them, princes, officers and men of renown, all of them riding on horses. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans; Pekod, Shoa, and Koa; and all the Assyrians with them—desirable young men, all of them governors and prefects, officers and administrators, all of them riding on steeds. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans; Pekod, Shoa, and Koa; and all the Assyrians with them—desirable young men, all of them governors and prefects, officers and administrators, all of them riding on horses. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/23.htm">American Standard Version</a> the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them; desirable young men, governors and rulers all of them, princes and men of renown, all of them riding upon horses. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I will gather all the handsome young officials and the high-ranking cavalry officers from Babylonia and Assyria, as well as from the Chaldean tribes of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/23.htm">English Revised Version</a> the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: desirable young men, governors and rulers all of them, princes and men of renown, all of them riding upon horses. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will bring men from Babylon and from all Babylonia, men from Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, as well as all the Assyrians. They are desirable young men, governors and commanders, military officers and important men. All of them ride on horses. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/23.htm">Good News Translation</a> I will bring all the Babylonians and Chaldeans, men from Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians. I will gather all those handsome young noblemen and officers, all those important officials and high-ranking cavalry officers. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/23.htm">International Standard Version</a> the Babylonians, all the Chaldeans, Pekod, Shoa, Koa, and all of the Assyrians with them. They're all desirable young men, governors, commanders, chariot officers, and famous men, all of them mounted on horses. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, the men of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them?all desirable young men, governors and commanders, officers and men of renown, mounted on horses. <a href="/net/ezekiel/23.htm">NET Bible</a> the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them, desirable young men, all of them governors and officials, officers and nobles, all of them riding on horses. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them; desirable young men, all of them governors and officials, officers and men of renown, all of them riding on horses. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses. <a href="/web/ezekiel/23.htm">World English Bible</a> the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, Shoa, Koa, and all the Assyrians with them; all of them desirable young men, governors and rulers, princes and men of renown, all of them riding on horses. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Sons of Babylon, and of all Chaldea, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, "" All the sons of Asshur with them, "" Desirable young men, governors and prefects, "" All of them—rulers and proclaimed ones, "" All of them riding on horses. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Sons of Babylon, and of all Chaldea, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, All the sons of Asshur with them, Desirable young men, governors and prefects, All of them -- rulers and proclaimed ones, Riding on horses, all of them. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The sons of Babel and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, all the sons of Amur with them: young men of desire, prefects and governors, all of them third men, and celebrated, riding horses all of them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The children of Babylon, and all the Chaldeans, the nobles, and the kings, and princes, all the sons of the Assyrians, beautiful young men, all the captains, and rulers, the princes of princes, and the renowned horsemen. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> the sons of Babylon, and all the Chaldeans, the nobles, the sovereigns and princes, all the sons of the Assyrians, youths of exceptional form, all the rulers and magistrates, the leaders among leaders, and the renowned riders of horses. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/23.htm">New American Bible</a> the men of Babylon and all of Chaldea, Pekod, Shoa and Koa, along with all the Assyrians, handsome young soldiers, all of them governors and officers, charioteers and warriors, all of them horsemen. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them, handsome young men, governors and commanders all of them, officers and warriors, all of them riding on horses.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the Babylonians and the Chaldeans shall surround you, Pod Lod, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them; all of them desirable young men, lords and captains, all renowned men, all of them riding on horses. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the sons of Babel and all the Chaldeans shall surround you, and Phut and Lud and Qua and all the sons of Assyria with them, desirable young men, Lords and Rulers, all men of Qedar, riders of horses<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them, handsome young men, governors and rulers all of them, captains and councillors, all of them riding upon horses. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> the children of Babylon, and all the Chaldeans, Phacuc, and Sue, and Hychue, and all the sons of the Assyrians with them; choice young men, governors and captains, all princes and renowned, riding on horses. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=6561" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Oholibah to Be Plagued</a> 22Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will incite your lovers against you, those from whom you turned away in disgust. And I will bring them against you from every side— 23<a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">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/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3778.htm" title="3778: kaś·dîm (N-proper-mp) -- A region of S. Bab. and its inhab. (occasionally with enclitic) Kasdiymah; towards the Kasdites.">the Chaldeans,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6489.htm" title="6489: pə·qō·wḏ (N-proper-fs) -- A people in S.E. Bab. From paqad; punishment; Pekod, a symbolic name for Bab.">the men of Pekod,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7772.htm" title="7772: wə·šō·w·a‘ (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably nomads E. of the Tigris and in the Syrian desert. The same as showa'; rich; Shoa, an Oriental people.">Shoa,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6970.htm" title="6970: wə·qō·w·a‘ (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- Enemies of Jer. Probably from quwts in the original sense of cutting off; curtailment; Koa, a region of Bab.">and Koa,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</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.).">the Assyrians</a> <a href="/hebrew/804.htm" title="804: ’aš·šūr (N-proper-fs) -- Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them, its region and its empire."></a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’ō·w·ṯām (Prep:: 3mp) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with them—</a> <a href="/hebrew/2531.htm" title="2531: ḥe·meḏ (N-ms) -- Desire, delight. Om chamad; delight.">all desirable</a> <a href="/hebrew/970.htm" title="970: ba·ḥū·rê (N-mpc) -- A young man. Or bachur; participle passive of bachar; properly, selected, i.e. A youth.">young men,</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6346.htm" title="6346: pa·ḥō·wṯ (N-mp) -- A governor. Of foreign origin; a prefect.">governors</a> <a href="/hebrew/5461.htm" title="5461: ū·sə·ḡā·nîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- A prefect, ruler. From an unused root meaning to superintend; a prefect of a province.">and commanders,</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.">officers</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: ū·qə·rū·’îm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">and men of renown,</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7392.htm" title="7392: rō·ḵə·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To mount and ride, ride. A primitive root; to ride; causatively, to place upon, to despatch.">mounted on</a> <a href="/hebrew/5483.htm" title="5483: sū·sîm (N-mp) -- A swallow, swift (type of bird). Or cuc; from an unused root meaning to skip; a horse; also a swallow.">horses.</a> 24They will come against you with a host of peoples, with weapons, chariots, and wagons. They will array themselves against you on every side with buckler and shield and helmet. I will delegate judgment to them, and they will punish you according to their own standards.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">2 Kings 24:2</a> And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets. <a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a> behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation. <a href="/jeremiah/50-21.htm">Jeremiah 50:21</a> Go up against the land of Merathaim, and against the residents of Pekod. Kill them and devote them to destruction. Do all that I have commanded you,” declares the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/13-17.htm">Isaiah 13:17</a> Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold. <a href="/jeremiah/51-27.htm">Jeremiah 51:27-28</a> “Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarming locusts. / Prepare the nations for battle against her—the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the lands they rule. <a href="/2_kings/20-14.htm">2 Kings 20:14-18</a> Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” “They came from a distant land,” Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.” / “What have they seen in your palace?” Isaiah asked. “They have seen everything in my palace,” answered Hezekiah. “There is nothing among my treasures that I did not show them.” / Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD: ... <a href="/isaiah/39-6.htm">Isaiah 39:6-7</a> The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. / And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” <a href="/jeremiah/4-6.htm">Jeremiah 4:6-7</a> Raise a signal flag toward Zion. Seek refuge! Do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, and terrible destruction. / A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited. <a href="/jeremiah/6-22.htm">Jeremiah 6:22-23</a> This is what the LORD says: “Behold, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is stirred up from the ends of the earth. / They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.” <a href="/jeremiah/50-41.htm">Jeremiah 50:41-42</a> Behold, an army is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are stirred up from the ends of the earth. / They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Babylon. <a href="/daniel/5-28.htm">Daniel 5:28</a> PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.” <a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Habakkuk 1:6</a> For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own. <a href="/revelation/17-5.htm">Revelation 17:5</a> And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. <a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2-3</a> And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast. / 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.” <a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">Revelation 18:9-10</a> Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. / In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding on horses.Babylonians<a href="/ezekiel/21-19.htm">Ezekiel 21:19</a> Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both twain shall come forth out of one land: and choose thou a place, choose it at the head of the way to the city.<a href="/2_kings/20-14.htm">2 Kings 20:14-17</a> Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon… <a href="/2_kings/25-1.htm">2 Kings 25:1-3</a> And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about… the Chaldeans<a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">2 Kings 24:2</a> And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets.<a href="/job/1-17.htm">Job 1:17</a> While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.<a href="/isaiah/23-13.htm">Isaiah 23:13</a> Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.Pekod<a href="/jeremiah/50-21.htm">Jeremiah 50:21</a> Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the LORD, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.the Assyrians<a href="/genesis/2-14.htm">Genesis 2:14</a> And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.<a href="/genesis/25-18.htm">Genesis 25:18</a> And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.<a href="/ezra/6-22.htm">Ezra 6:22</a> And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.desirable<a href="/ezekiel/23-6.htm">Ezekiel 23:6,12</a> Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/23-12.htm">Assyrians</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-17.htm">Babylonians</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-15.htm">Captains</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-14.htm">Chaldeans</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-12.htm">Desirable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-12.htm">Governors</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-12.htm">Handsome</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-20.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-5.htm">Lords</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-15.htm">Officers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-12.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-21.htm">Pekod</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-15.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-15.htm">Renown</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-9.htm">Renowned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-12.htm">Riding</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-12.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-5.htm">Shoa</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-21.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/12-1.htm">Assyrians</a> <a href="/daniel/5-30.htm">Babylonians</a> <a href="/daniel/3-2.htm">Captains</a> <a href="/daniel/1-4.htm">Chaldeans</a> <a href="/daniel/10-3.htm">Desirable</a> <a href="/daniel/2-48.htm">Governors</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-41.htm">Great</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-13.htm">Handsome</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-7.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/daniel/4-36.htm">Lords</a> <a href="/daniel/1-7.htm">Officers</a> <a href="/daniel/1-3.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-21.htm">Pekod</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-16.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-17.htm">Renown</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-17.htm">Renowned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-14.htm">Riding</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-21.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-5.htm">Shoa</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-17.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 23</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/23-1.htm">The unfaithfulness of Aholah and Aholibah</a> 23. <a href="/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Aholibah is to be plagued by her lovers</a> 36. <a href="/ezekiel/23-36.htm">The prophet reproves the adulteries of them both</a> 45. <a href="/ezekiel/23-45.htm">and shows their judgments</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/23.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/23.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans This phrase refers to the powerful empire of Babylon, which was a dominant force in the ancient Near East. The Chaldeans were a Semitic people who settled in southern Babylonia and eventually rose to power, with Nebuchadnezzar II being one of their most famous kings. Babylon is often depicted in the Bible as a symbol of human pride and opposition to God, as seen in the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11) and the Babylonian captivity of Judah (2 Kings 24-25).the men of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa Pekod, Shoa, and Koa are lesser-known groups or regions associated with the Babylonian empire. Pekod is mentioned in <a href="/jeremiah/50-21.htm">Jeremiah 50:21</a> as a target of God's judgment. These names may represent tribes or districts within the Babylonian sphere of influence, highlighting the comprehensive nature of the coalition against Jerusalem. Their inclusion emphasizes the widespread support for Babylon's military campaigns.and all the Assyrians with them The Assyrians were a major empire before the rise of Babylon, known for their military prowess and harsh treatment of conquered peoples. Although Assyria had been defeated by Babylon, remnants of their forces or influence might have been incorporated into Babylon's military campaigns. This phrase underscores the formidable alliance against Judah, combining the might of both Babylonian and Assyrian elements.all desirable young men This description highlights the attractiveness and strength of the invading forces. In ancient warfare, young men were prized for their physical capabilities and potential as soldiers. The term "desirable" may also imply their appeal as potential captives or slaves, a common practice in ancient conquests.governors and commanders These titles indicate the high-ranking officials and military leaders within the Babylonian coalition. Governors were responsible for administering regions within the empire, while commanders led military operations. Their presence in the invasion force signifies the organized and strategic nature of the campaign against Jerusalem.officers and men of renown Officers were responsible for leading troops and maintaining order within the ranks. "Men of renown" suggests individuals who were famous or respected for their military achievements. This phrase emphasizes the elite nature of the forces arrayed against Judah, composed of experienced and celebrated warriors.mounted on horses Horses were a symbol of military strength and speed in ancient warfare. Cavalry units provided a significant advantage in battle due to their mobility and ability to charge enemy lines. The mention of horses indicates the advanced military capabilities of the Babylonian coalition, further highlighting the overwhelming threat faced by Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/b/babylonians_and_chaldeans.htm">Babylonians and Chaldeans</a> These are the primary groups mentioned, representing the powerful empire that would come against Israel and Judah. The Chaldeans were a dominant tribe within Babylon, known for their influence and military prowess. 2. <a href="/topical/p/pekod,_shoa,_and_koa.htm">Pekod, Shoa, and Koa</a> These are lesser-known tribes or regions associated with the Babylonian empire. Their mention emphasizes the comprehensive nature of the coalition against Israel. 3. <a href="/topical/a/assyrians.htm">Assyrians</a> Historically, the Assyrians were a dominant empire before the rise of Babylon. Their inclusion here signifies the formidable nature of the forces arrayed against God's people. 4. <a href="/topical/g/governors_and_commanders.htm">Governors and Commanders</a> These titles indicate the high-ranking officials and military leaders involved in the campaign against Israel, highlighting the organized and strategic nature of the invasion. 5. <a href="/topical/m/mounted_on_horses.htm">Mounted on Horses</a> This phrase underscores the military strength and mobility of the invading forces, a common symbol of power and speed in ancient warfare.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> God uses nations and empires as instruments of His judgment. Understanding this helps us recognize His control over world events, even when they seem chaotic. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_unfaithfulness.htm">The Consequences of Unfaithfulness</a> Israel's alliances with foreign nations and their idolatry led to their downfall. This serves as a warning against compromising our faith for worldly security. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a> The fulfillment of prophecies like those in Ezekiel assures us of the reliability of God's Word. We can trust His promises and warnings. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a> The judgment pronounced in Ezekiel is a call to repentance. We must examine our lives and turn back to God to avoid similar consequences. <a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a> While Ezekiel speaks of judgment, the broader biblical account assures us of restoration and hope for those who return to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 23</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_23_align_with_history.htm">How can the events described in Ezekiel 23 align with scientific and historical records, given the seemingly exaggerated depictions of judgment and punishment?</a> <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> <a href="/q/how_is_ezekiel_23's_imagery_reconciled.htm">How can the graphic sexual imagery in Ezekiel 23:3 and 20 be reconciled with the holiness and purity usually attributed to Scripture?</a> <a href="/q/why_are_samaria_and_jerusalem_immoral.htm">Why does Ezekiel 23:4 personify Samaria and Jerusalem as immoral sisters, and is there historical or archeological evidence to support these specific accusations?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa.--These words were taken as proper names by our translators, and are still considered by some as indicating small Chaldaean tribes; but it is better, with the Vulg. and most modern commentators, to understand them as the names of officers, "rulers, lords, and nobles." Shoa is translated "crying" in <a href="/isaiah/22-5.htm" title="For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains.">Isaiah 22:5</a>, "liberal" in <a href="/isaiah/32-5.htm" title="The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.">Isaiah 32:5</a>, and "rich" in <a href="/job/34-19.htm" title="How much less to him that accepts not the persons of princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.">Job 34:19</a>; while Pekod is rendered "visitation" in the margin of <a href="/jeremiah/50-21.htm" title="Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, said the LORD, and do according to all that I have commanded you.">Jeremiah 50:21</a>. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>the Babylonians בְּנֵ֧י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son and all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the Chaldeans, כַּשְׂדִּ֗ים (kaś·dîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> Chaldeans -- a region of southern Babylon and its inhab [the men of] Pekod, פְּק֤וֹד (pə·qō·wḏ) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6489.htm">Strong's 6489: </a> Pekod -- a people in southeastern Babylon Shoa, וְשׁ֙וֹעַ֙ (wə·šō·w·a‘) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7772.htm">Strong's 7772: </a> Shoa -- probably nomads East of the Tigris and in the Syrian desert and Koa, וְק֔וֹעַ (wə·qō·w·a‘) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6970.htm">Strong's 6970: </a> Koa -- enemies of Jerusalem and all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the Assyrians בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son with them— אוֹתָ֑ם (’ō·w·ṯām) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> Nearness, near, with, by, at, among all desirable חֶ֜מֶד (ḥe·meḏ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2531.htm">Strong's 2531: </a> Desire, delight young men, בַּח֨וּרֵי (ba·ḥū·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_970.htm">Strong's 970: </a> Selected, a youth governors פַּח֤וֹת (pa·ḥō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6346.htm">Strong's 6346: </a> A governor and commanders, וּסְגָנִים֙ (ū·sə·ḡā·nîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5461.htm">Strong's 5461: </a> A prefect of a, province officers שָֽׁלִשִׁים֙ (šā·li·šîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7991.htm">Strong's 7991: </a> A triple, a triangle, a three-fold measure, a general of the third rank and administrators, כֻּלָּֽם׃ (kul·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every mounted on רֹכְבֵ֥י (rō·ḵə·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7392.htm">Strong's 7392: </a> To ride, to place upon, to despatch horses. סוּסִ֖ים (sū·sîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5483.htm">Strong's 5483: </a> A swallow, swift (type of bird) <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Ezekiel 23:23 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Ezekiel 23:23 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Ezekiel 23:23 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Ezekiel 23:23 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Ezekiel 23:23 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Ezekiel 23:23 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Ezekiel 23:23 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Ezekiel 23:23 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Ezekiel 23:23 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Ezekiel 23:23 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-23.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 23:23 The Babylonians and all the Chaldeans Pekod (Ezek. 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