Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 23:14

"And she increased her whoredoms; for she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion," — Ezekiel 23:14 (ASV)

Men portrayed on the wall. —Such portraitures, with evidence that they were once rendered in brilliant colors, are characteristic of both Egypt and Assyria, where stone for sculpture was abundant. From the close connection in race and customs between the Assyrians and Babylonians, it cannot be doubted that the same portraitures were also common on the more perishable brick of the latter, of whom the prophet is now speaking. The monuments fully concur in representing the warriors of Assyria and Babylonia as delighting in extreme gorgeousness of apparel, but it is difficult to translate into English with accuracy every detail of their dress. The exiles, whom Ezekiel immediately addressed, were familiar with these pictures, and his way of speaking about them was important in checking any disposition to fall into idolatries through them.