Ezekiel 23:17

23:17 The Babylonians crawled into bed with her. ¹  They defiled her with their lust; after she was defiled by them, she ²  became disgusted with them.

Ezekiel 23:23

23:23 the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, ³  Shoa, ⁴  and Koa, ⁵  and all the Assyrians with them, desirable young men, all of them governors and officials, officers and nobles, all of them riding on horses.

¹ tn Heb “The sons of Babel came to her on a bed of love.”

² tn Heb “her soul.”

³ sn Pekod was the name of an Aramean tribe (known as Puqudu in Mesopotamian texts) that lived in the region of the Tigris River.

⁴ sn Shoa was the name of a nomadic people (the Sutu) that lived in Mesopotamia.

⁵ sn Koa was the name of another Mesopotamian people group (the Qutu).