Ezekiel 23:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

They, mentioned before, Ezekiel 23:23, shall come against thee, or upon thee, surprise thee with a speedy march, for they were swift in their course. With chariots; the Hebrew is of larger sense, and more properly speaks all kind of arms for the war, a thorough furniture; so the Chaldee paraphrase, with instruments of war, or arms. Wagons, Heb. chariots, and is oftener so rendered; for expedition, for ease of their commanders on their march, and for strength against the enemy in the battle. Wheels; whether distinct from all other, or whether prepared lest in their march the carriage wheels should break, and they be at a stand, therefore beforehand store of these were provided. An assembly; a mighty confluence of people, and a mixture, where the worst and cruellest are the most numerous. Which shall set against thee buckler, and shield, and helmet; yet for their own defence well armed, and with armature fitted to defeat the arrows and offensive weapons of their enemy, and to maintain a siege, such as they should weary Jerusalem with. I will set judgment before them; give them a power by their victory, and in right of conquest over their rebels, as well as mine; and I will give them a spirit of judgment to discern the greatness of this people's sins. They shall judge thee; plead with thee, convince, condemn, and execute sentence upon thee. According to their judgments; to their will, power, wrath, and custom against rebels, for these are their rules of judgment; all which appeared when the chief of all the people were condemned to slavery, the wise counsellors and valiant commanders sentenced to die, Zedekiah's children slain, his own eyes put out, and city and temple to be burnt.