“The Babylonians,
All the Chaldeans,
With Pekod,
Shoa,
Koa,
Will come.
All the Assyrians
Will be with them.
The handsome young men,
The governors,
The commanders
All of them,
Officers,
Warriors,
All of them
Riding on horses
Will come.
They shall come
Against you
From the north
With chariots,
With wagons,
With a host of people.
They shall set themselves
Against you
On every side
With buckler,
With shield,
With helmet.
I will commit
The judgment
To them.
They shall judge you
According to their ordinances.”
The Babylonians, all the Chaldeans, including their mercenaries from Pekod, Shoa, and Koa would come against Jerusalem. All the Assyrians would be with them, including those handsome young men, the governors, and the commanders. All the officers, warriors, and those riding on horses would come against Jerusalem from the north with their chariots, wagons, and a whole army of people. They would be on every side of Jerusalem with their hand shields or bucklers, large shields, and helmets. Yahweh was going to leave the judgment of Jerusalem up to them. They would judge Jerusalem according to their own laws.