And when the sons of Babylon were come to her to the bed of love, they defiled her with their fornications, and she was polluted by them, and her soul was glutted with them.
וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ אֵלֶ֤יהָ בְנֵֽי־בָבֶל֙ לְמִשְׁכַּ֣ב דֹּדִ֔ים וַיְטַמְּא֥וּ אוֹתָ֖הּ בְּתַזְנוּתָ֑ם וַתִּ֨טְמָא־בָ֔ם וַתֵּ֥קַע נַפְשָׁ֖הּ מֵהֶֽם׃
2 Church Fathers comment on this verse
They observed the figures inscribed on the wall, adorned with a variety of garments around their waists and the prevoi depicted on their heads. They immersed themselves in defilement by associating with those summoned from Babylon to partake in their iniquity.
You shall turn to your unfaithfulness and observe the figures inscribed on the wall, the likeness of the Chaldeans depicted in vibrant colors, adorned in polished garments. Their heads are adorned with crowns, reflecting a trifold representation, representing the essence of the sons of Babylon, the Chaldeans, from their homeland. With keen insight, He looked upon me, vividly showcasing the impotence of idols, revealing that they are merely hues, shapes, and artistic expressions. The trifold representation illustrates the variety of idols, yet Simmachus translated it as the appearance of thieves. God observes that you cherish nothing but the artistic portrayals of them. In all of this, idolatry is implied.
He sent messengers to the land of the Chaldeans, and the sons of Babylon visited her in the place of debauchery, defiling her through their acts of immorality, causing her to become tainted in their midst, and her spirit withdrew from them. Despite having sought their assistance and adopting their wicked deeds through her association with them, she turned away from them again. Here, God signifies a departure not merely from the demons, but from the Babylonians themselves, as Joachim, Jechoniah, and Zedekiah breached the agreements they had made with the Babylonians.
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