Study it in the app“the sons of Babylon and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, all the sons of Assyria with them, desirable young men, governors and prefects all of them, officers and renowned men, riding horses, all of them.”
the sonsבְּנֵיof Babylonבָבֶלand allוְכָלthe Chaldeans,כַּשְׂדִּיםPekodפְּקוֹדand Shoaוְשׁוֹעַand Koa,וְקוֹעַallכָּלthe sonsבְּנֵיof Assyriaאַשּׁוּרwith them,אוֹתָםdesirable young men,בַּחוּרֵי חֶמֶדgovernorsפַּחוֹתand prefectsוּסְגָנִיםall of them,כֻּלָּםofficersשָׁלִשִׁיםand renowned men,וּקְרוּאִיםridingרֹכְבֵיhorses,סוּסִיםall of them.כֻּלָּם
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appearsBabel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “vavel” appearsChaldean
The Chaldeans, or the Babylonians.
Where else “kasdim” appearsPekod
Pekod: a people of Babylonia; the name sounds like "punishment".
Where else “pekod” appearsShoa
Shoa: a people of the east, near Babylon.
Where else “shoa” appearsKoa
Koa: a people or region of Mesopotamia.
Where else “koa” appearsAssyria, Asshur
See it on the mapWhere else “ashur” appearsyoung man
A young man in the fullness of his strength.
Where else “bachure” appearsdelight, pleasantness
Delight, something lovely and desired.
Where else “chemed” appearsgovernor
Governor: one who rules a province or district in the name of the king. A frequent word in the books of the Persian period.
Where else “pachot” appearsofficial, magistrate
Official, magistrate: one who holds a government office under a higher chief. In Ezra and Nehemiah, the authorities of the people together with the leaders.
Where else “seganim” appearsofficer
A high army commander.
Where else “shalishim” appearscall
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “keruim” appearsride
To ride an animal or a chariot.
Where else “rochve” appearshorse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “susim” appearsPekod, Shoa, and Koa: peoples of Mesopotamia.
1Babylon
Today: Babylon ruins, near Hillah, Iraq
A great city on the Euphrates River, in present-day Iraq, about 53 miles (85 km) south of Baghdad.
In its land the languages were confused at Babel (Gen 11:9). Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and took the people captive there (2 Kgs 25:1-11). Daniel lived there (Dan 1:1-6).
2Assyria
Today: northern Iraq (with parts of Syria, Turkey, Iran)
An empire of northern Mesopotamia along the Tigris River, in present-day Iraq.
Assyria took the northern kingdom of Israel captive (2 Kgs 17:6). God sent Jonah to preach in Nineveh, its capital (Jonah 3:3).
22Therefore, Oholibah, thus says Adonai YHWH: Look, I am stirring up your lovers against you, those from whom your soul felt aversion, and I will bring them against you from all around:
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24And they will come against you with weapons, chariots, and wheels, and with an assembly of peoples; large shield and shield and helmet they will set against you all around; and I will set before them judgment, and they will judge you according to their judgments.
