Ezekiel 23:16

16 As soon as she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.

Ezekiel 23:16 in Other Translations

16 And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.

16 When she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.

16 When she saw these paintings, she longed to give herself to them, so she sent messengers to Babylonia to invite them to come to her.

16 she went wild with lust and sent invitations to them in Babylon.

16 And as soon as she saw them she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.

16 She fell in love with them at first sight and sent messengers to them in Babylonia.

16 At the sight of them she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.

16 "As soon as she saw the pictures, she longed for the men. So she sent messengers to them in Babylonia.

Ezekiel 23:16 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 23:16

And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon
them
As lustful women, on the sight of the pictures of men, fall in love with them, and are mad after them; such a vehement desire after the idols of the Chaldeans prevailed, upon seeing their images: and sent messengers unto them in Chaldea;
to make alliances with the Chaldeans, and to have their idols, and worship them.

Ezekiel 23:16 In-Context

14 “But she carried her prostitution still further. She saw men portrayed on a wall, figures of Chaldeans portrayed in red,

15 with belts around their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like Babylonian chariot officers, natives of Chaldea.

16 As soon as she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.

17 Then the Babylonians came to her, to the bed of love, and in their lust they defiled her. After she had been defiled by them, she turned away from them in disgust.

18 When she carried on her prostitution openly and exposed her naked body, I turned away from her in disgust, just as I had turned away from her sister.

Cross References

• 1. S Isaiah 57:9
• 2. S Ezekiel 6:9