And they shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set against thee buckler and shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments.

Shall come against thee with chariots, wagons - [ hotsen (H2021) rekeb (H7393)] 'with chariots;' or, 'with armaments;' so Septuagint: 'axes' (Maurer); or, better, joining it with "wagons," translate, 'with scythe-armed wagons,' or "chariots" (Grotius).

And wheels. The unusual height of these increased their formidable appearance (Ezekiel 1:16).

They shall judge thee according to their judgments - which awarded barbarously severe punishments, as roasting in the fire, putting out the eyes, etc. The latter was the Babylonian judgment on Zedekiah (Jeremiah 52:9; Jeremiah 52:11; Jeremiah 29:22).

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