Ezekiel 23:16

23:16 When she saw them, ¹  she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea. ² 

Ezekiel 17:6

17:6 It sprouted and became a vine,

spreading low to the ground; ³ 

its branches turning toward him, ⁴  its roots were under itself. ⁵ 

So it became a vine; it produced shoots and sent out branches.

[23:16]  ¹ tn Heb “at the appearance of her eyes.”

[23:16]  ² 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).

[17:6]  ³ tn Heb “short of stature.”

[17:6]  ⁴ tn That is, the eagle.

[17:6]  ⁵ tn Or “him,” i.e., the eagle.