Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 23:10

"These uncovered her nakedness; they took her sons and her daughters; and her they slew with the sword: and she became a byword among women; for they executed judgments upon her." — Ezekiel 23:10 (ASV)

She became famous. — A better word would be notorious. The conquest of Samaria and the captivity of the northern tribes had by then been accomplished more than 130 years, and had made them a byword among the nations.