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 16:8

16:8 “‘Then I passed by you and watched you, noticing ³  that you had reached the age for love. ⁴  I spread my cloak ⁵  over you and covered your nakedness. I swore a solemn oath to you and entered into a marriage covenant with you, declares the sovereign Lord, and you became mine.

[23:17]  ¹ tn Heb “The sons of Babel came to her on a bed of love.”

[23:17]  ² tn Heb “her soul.”

[16:8]  ³ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a participle.

[16:8]  ⁴ tn See similar use of this term in Ezek 23:17; Prov 7:16; Song of Songs 4:10; 7:13.

[16:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “wing” or “skirt.” The gesture symbolized acquiring a woman in early Arabia (similarly, see Deut 22:30; Ruth 3:9).