Ezekiel 23:22-24

Ezekiel 23:22-24

[22] Therefore, O Aholibah,  thus saith  the Lord  GOD;  Behold, I will raise up  thy lovers  against thee, from whom thy mind  is alienated,  and I will bring  them against thee on every side;  [23] 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.  [24] And they shall come  against thee with chariots,  wagons,  and wheels,  and with an assembly  of people,  which shall set  against thee buckler  and shield  and helmet  round about:  and I will set  judgment  before  them, and they shall judge  thee according to their judgments. 

What does Ezekiel 23:22-24 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Because of her behavior the Lord promised to turn Oholibah"s soldier-lovers against her, even the Babylonians, Chaldeans, Assyrians, and the tribal groups of the empire. The Chaldeans were the original residents of southern Babylonia who became a ruling class within Babylonia. The Assyrians had suffered defeat by the Babylonians and now lived within Babylonia, mainly in the north. Pekod, Shoa, and Koa were tribes that lived in eastern Babylonia and were part of the empire (cf. Isaiah 22:5; Jeremiah 50:21). They would all come against Oholibah from every direction, attack her from all sides, and try to destroy her using their own customary methods. Ezekiel painted a picture of the whole world coming against Israel. The Lord would allow this to happen to her.