Ezequiel 23:5

5. And Aholah played the harlot The wife deserts her husband and joins herself to the handsomely uniformed Assyrians. Nahum represents Nineveh as the grand courtesan of the nations. Her palaces and glorious gardens and, above all, the military prowess which for six centuries dominated the whole earth made her brave to look upon. “In war the Assyrians astonished the people by the richness of the colors of their costumes, the flashing of their arms, and the multitude of horses and chariots, which has never been surpassed by any other people.” Delatre. The military grandeur of these young horsemen dazzles her eyes and she accepts them and “all their idols” (Ezekiel 23:7) instead of her true Lord. This evidently refers to Jerusalem’s political as well as her religious affiliation with Assyria. (Compare Hosea 5:13; Hos 7:11 ; 2 Kings 23:11; 2 Kings 17:4.) Her neighbors (also Ezekiel 23:12) The nations that had formerly seemed far away (Ezekiel 23:40) came very near to Jerusalem after Jehu began to pay tribute to Shalmaneser (Black Obelisk). It is probable, however, that this Hebrew term may mean “warriors” (Smend) or “high dignitaries” (Toy).