Ezekiel 23:9-10

23:9 Therefore I handed her over to her lovers, the Assyrians ¹  for whom she lusted. 23:10 They exposed her nakedness, seized her sons and daughters, and killed her with the sword. She became notorious ²  among women, and they executed judgments against her.

Ezekiel 23:22-30

23:22 “Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the sovereign Lord says: Look here, ³  I am about to stir up against you the lovers with whom you were disgusted; I will bring them against you from every side: 23:23 the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, ⁴  Shoa, ⁵  and Koa, ⁶  and all the Assyrians with them, desirable young men, all of them governors and officials, officers and nobles, all of them riding on horses. 23:24 They will attack ⁷  you with weapons, ⁸  chariots, wagons, and with a huge army; ⁹  they will array themselves against you on every side with large shields, small shields, and helmets. I will assign them the task of judgment; ¹⁰  they will punish you according to their laws. 23:25 I will direct ¹¹  my jealous anger against you, and they will deal with you in rage. They will cut off your nose and your ears, ¹²  and your survivors will die ¹³  by the sword. They will seize your sons and daughters, and your survivors will be consumed by fire. 23:26 They will strip your clothes off you and take away your beautiful jewelry. 23:27 So I will put an end to your obscene conduct and your prostitution which you have practiced in the land of Egypt. ¹⁴  You will not seek their help ¹⁵  or remember Egypt anymore.

23:28 “For this is what the sovereign Lord says: Look here, ¹⁶  I am about to deliver you over to ¹⁷  those whom you hate, to those with whom you were disgusted. 23:29 They will treat you with hatred, take away all you have labored for, ¹⁸  and leave you naked and bare. Your nakedness will be exposed, just as when you engaged in prostitution and obscene conduct. ¹⁹  23:30 I will do these things to you ²⁰  because you engaged in prostitution with the nations, polluting yourself with their idols.

[23:9]  ¹ tn Heb “I gave her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the sons of Assyria.”

[23:10]  ² tn Heb “name.”

[23:22]  ³ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

[23:23]  ⁴ sn Pekod was the name of an Aramean tribe (known as Puqudu in Mesopotamian texts) that lived in the region of the Tigris River.

[23:23]  ⁵ sn Shoa was the name of a nomadic people (the Sutu) that lived in Mesopotamia.

[23:23]  ⁶ sn Koa was the name of another Mesopotamian people group (the Qutu).

[23:24]  ⁷ tn Heb “come against.”

[23:24]  ⁸ tn This is the only occurrence of this term in the OT. The precise meaning is uncertain.

[23:24]  ⁹ tn Heb “an assembly of peoples.”

[23:24]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “I will place before them judgment.”

[23:25]  ¹¹ tn Heb “give.”

[23:25]  ¹² tn Heb “they will remove.”

[23:25]  ¹³ tn Heb “fall.”

[23:27]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “I will cause your obscene conduct to cease from you and your harlotry from the land of Egypt.”

[23:27]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “lift your eyes to them.”

[23:28]  ¹⁶ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

[23:28]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “I am giving you into the hand of.”

[23:29]  ¹⁸ tn The Hebrew term means “labor,” but by extension it can also refer to that for which one works.

[23:29]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “The nakedness of your prostitution will be exposed, and your obscene conduct and your harlotry.”

[23:30]  ²⁰ tn The infinitive absolute continues the sequence begun in v. 28: “Look here, I am about to deliver you.” See Joüon 2:430 §123.w.