translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: EZK

label: NET study note

text: In this allegory the Lord is depicted as being the husband of two wives. The OT law prohibited a man from marrying sisters ( Lev 18:18 ), but the practice is attested in the OT (cf. Jacob). The metaphor is utilized here for illustrative purposes and does not mean that the Lord condoned such a practice or bigamy in general.


text: 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 ).


text: Pekod was the name of an Aramean tribe (known as Puqudu in Mesopotamian texts) that lived in the region of the Tigris River.


text: Shoa was the name of a nomadic people (the Sutu) that lived in Mesopotamia.


text: Koa was the name of another Mesopotamian people group (the Qutu).


text: The image of a deep and wide cup suggests the degree of punishment; it will be extensive and leave the victim helpless.


text: The severe action is more extreme than beating the breasts in anguish ( Isa 32:12 ; Nah 2:7 ). It is also ironic for these are the very breasts she so blatantly offered to her lovers (vv. 3, 21 ).


text: The Lord speaks here in the role of the husband of the sisters.