And they shall come against you from the north with chariots and wagons and a host of peoples. They shall set themselves against you on every side with buckler, shield, and helmet; and I will commit the judgment to them, and they shall judge you according to their judgments.
Jerusalem pleads innocence, I am not polluted, but the facts convict her utterly. She revoked her oath to her sovereign Lord, kept league with His enemies, and trampled His crown. Now those very lovers she courted will execute her sentence; sinful affection breeds hatred swift as Amnon's did toward Tamar. The passionate fool swings from extreme to extreme.
AI summary
Commenting on Ezekiel 23:22-49
And they shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels,.... With "chariots", in which were their princes and great men, their chief commanders, generals, and captains, and in which they fought, as was usual in those times; and with "wagons", to carry their provisions and warlike stores; and with "wheels", that is, either with chariots and wagons that ran upon wheels, or with wheels...
with chariots--or, "with armaments"; so the Septuagint; "axes" [MAURER]; or, joining it with "wagons," translate, "with scythe-armed wagons," or "chariots" [GROTIUS]. weels--The unusual height of these increased their formidable appearance (Eze 1:16-20). their judgments--which awarded barbarously severe punishments (Jer 52:9; Jer 29:22).